NIST Pubs

Guide to Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) Definition and Considerations

August 02, 2019

Author(s):

Chung Tong Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, David R. Kuhn, Adam Schnitzer, Kenneth Sandlin, Robert Miller, Karen Scarfone

[Includes updates as of August 2, 2019] This document provides Federal agencies with a definition of attribute based access control (ABAC). ABAC is a logical...

Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions: Specification for Completing the OLIR Template

August 01, 2019

Author(s):

Matthew P. Barrett, Nicole D. Keller, Stephen D. Quinn, Matthew Smith

This document provides instructions and definitions for completing the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Online Informative References (OLIR) spreadsheet template...

Multifactor Authentication for E-Commerce

July 30, 2019

Author(s):

William D. Newhouse

As retailers in the United States have adopted chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN (personal identification number) point-of-sale (POS) security measures,...

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Calibration Laboratories

July 29, 2019

Author(s):

Barbara J. Belzer, Kari K. Harper, Titilayo O. Shodiya

NIST Handbook 150-2, 2019 edition, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary...

Report of the 103rd National Conference on Weights and Measures

July 29, 2019

Author(s):

Breyanna M. Blackwell

Development of a Spatially Resolved Optical Technique for Measuring Heat Flux and Thermal Footprint of Firebrand Piles

July 25, 2019

Author(s):

Yasin M. Abul-Huda

Firebrand showers have been identified as the primary mechanism of fire spread and cause of destruction in wildland-urban interface fires. The heat transfer...

The Model Based Enterprise: A Literature Review of Costs and Benefits for Discrete Manufacturing

July 25, 2019

Author(s):

Douglas S. Thomas

Currently, there is a limited understanding of the costs related to suboptimal design and production information. There is incomplete information on how...

Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation

July 23, 2019

Author(s):

Elaine B. Barker, Allen L. Roginsky

Cryptography is often used in an information technology security environment to protect data that is sensitive, has a high value, or is vulnerable to...

Confirming a Performance Threshold with a Binary Experimental Response

July 15, 2019

Author(s):

Dennis D. Leber, Leticia S. Pibida, Alexander L. Enders

Often, experimenters wish to confirm that a test artifact meets some predefined, fixed performance criterion or claim. For example: does the newly formulated...

X-ray computed tomography instrument performance evaluation, Part II: Sensitivity to rotation stage errors

July 11, 2019

Author(s):

Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine M. Shilling, Steven D. Phillips, Wei Ren, Vincent D. Lee, Felix H. Kim

The development of standards for evaluating the performance of X-ray computed tomography instruments is ongoing within ASME and ISO working committees. A key...

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