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NIST Pubs

The technical specification for the security content automation protocol (SCAP) version 1.3:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

David Waltermire, Stephen Quinn, Harold Booth, Karen Scarfone, Dragos Prisaca

SCAP 1.3 component specification version updates: an annex to NIST special publication 800-126 revision 3:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Harold Booth, David Waltermire, Lee Badger, Melanie Cook, Stephen D Quinn, Karen Scarfone

Evaluation of cloud computing services based on NIST SP 800-145:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Eric Simmon

Future generation wireless research and development gaps report:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Nada Golmie, David Cypher, Marc Leh, Darcy Ziegler

Mission critical voice QoE mouth-to-ear latency measurement methods:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Jesse Frey, Jaden Pieper, Tim Thompson

NIST time and frequency bulletin - februrary:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Kathryn Stephenson

Dietary supplement laboratory quality assurance program: exercise M final report:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Melissa M Phillips, Catherine A Rimmer, Laura J Wood, Maria R Ale, Charles A Barber, Hannah Stindt, Lee Yu

Proficiency test policy and plan for state weights & measures laboratories (2018 ed):

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, L F Eason, Ken Fraley, Kelleen Larson

Selected laboratory and measurement practices and procedures to support basic mass calibrations:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Georgia L Harris

Advanced mass calibration and measurement assurance program for state calibration laboratories:

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Ken L Fraley, Georgia L Harris

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog January 2018

February 1, 2018

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery

Guidance for Improving LTE-based Mobile Communications Security

January 30, 2018

Author(s)

Jeffrey Cichonski, Joshua M. Franklin, Michael Bartock, Larry Feldman, Greg Witte

This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 800-187: Guide to LTE Securtiy, which serves as a guide to the fundamentals of how LTE networks...

Security Considerations for Code Signing

January 26, 2018

Author(s)

David Cooper, Andrew Regenscheid, Murugiah Souppaya

A wide range of software products (also known as code)--including firmware, operating systems, mobile applications, and application container images--must be...

Security Recommendations for Hypervisor Deployment on Servers

January 23, 2018

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

The Hypervisor is a collection of software modules that provides virtualization of hardware resources (such as CPU/GPU, Memory, Network and Storage) and thus...

CYCLE_D-HX: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Model Accounting for Refrigerant Thermodynamic and Transport Properties, Version 1.0; User's Guide

January 16, 2018

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown, Riccardo Brignoli

The CYCLE_D-HX package simulates the performance of single-component refrigerants and refrigerant blends in subcritical vapor-compression refrigeration cycles...

Measured Emission Spectra of Selected AWS-3 LTE Transmitters

January 16, 2018

Author(s)

Michael R. Frey, Geoffrey Sanders, Jolene Splett, John M. Ladbury, Frank Sanders, Azizollah Kord, Ryan T. Jacobs

Version three of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) radio systems will soon use spectrum that is adjacent to bands currently used by airborne telemetry links at...

Domain Name System-Based Electronic Mail Security

January 15, 2018

Author(s)

Scott W. Rose, Karen M. Waltermire, Santos Jha, Chinedum Irrechukwu, William C. Barker

This document describes a security platform for trustworthy email exchanges across organizational boundaries. The project includes reliable authentication of...

Developing Trust Frameworks to Support Identity Federations

January 12, 2018

Author(s)

David M. Temoshok, Christine Abruzzi

Attribute Metadata: A Proposed Schema for Evaluating Federated Attributes

January 12, 2018

Author(s)

Paul A. Grassi, Ryan Galluzzo, Ellen M. Nadeau, Naomi Lefkovitz, Abhiraj T. Dinh

Primary Determination of Particle Number Concentration with Light Obscuration and Dynamic Imaging Particle Counters

January 11, 2018

Author(s)

Dean C. Ripple, Paul C. DeRose

Accurate number concentrations of particles in liquid media are needed to assess the quality of water, pharmaceuticals, and other liquids, yet there are limited...

Total NIST Interactions FY 2010-FY2014

January 11, 2018

Author(s)

Isaac S. Patterson, Nicole K. Gingrich

This analysis is an attempt to quantify the number and type of interactions between NIST and the U.S. economy from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2014...

Recommendation for the Entropy Sources Used for Random Bit Generation

January 10, 2018

Author(s)

Meltem Sonmez Turan, Elaine B. Barker, John M. Kelsey, Kerry A. McKay, Mary L. Baish, Mike Boyle

This Recommendation specifies the design principles and requirements for the entropy sources used by Random Bit Generators, and the tests for the validation of...

NIST Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program Winter and Summer 2017 Comparability Studies: Results for Round Robins LXXXI and LXXXII Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Human Serum

January 10, 2018

Author(s)

Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer

The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure...

A Review of Public Response to Short Message Alerts under Imminent Threat

January 9, 2018

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Jessie Doermann

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)s Technical Investigation of the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado identified that no widely accepted standards...

Transient Thermal Response of a Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus for Operation Over an Extended Temperature Range

January 8, 2018

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, William C. Thomas

A mathematical model is presented for a new-generation guarded-hot-plate apparatus to measure the thermal conductivity of insulation materials. This apparatus...

Systems Security Engineering: Considerations for a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems [including updates as of 1-03-2018]

January 3, 2018

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Michael McEvilley, Janet C. Oren

With the continuing frequency, intensity, and adverse consequences of cyber-attacks, disruptions, hazards, and other threats to federal, state, and local...