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NIST Pubs

Guidance on the TDEA Block Ciphers

November 27, 2017

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte

This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 800-67, Rev. 2, Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher. This...

The 2017 IARPA Face Recognition Prize Challenge (FRPC)

November 27, 2017

Author(s)

Patrick J. Grother, Mei L. Ngan, Lars Ericson, Kayee K. Hanaoka, Christopher Boehnen

This report documents NISTs execution of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Face Recognition Prize Challenge 2017. The (FRPC) was...

The Economic Decision Guide Software (EDGeS) Tool: User Guidance

November 20, 2017

Author(s)

Jennifer F. Helgeson, Shannon A. Grubb, David H. Webb

The EDGeS (Economic Decision Guide Software) Tool version 1.0 implements a rational, systemic methodology for selecting cost-effective community resilience...

NIST MEP CYBERSECURITY Self-Assessment Handbook for Assessing NIST SP 800-171 Security Requirements in Response to DFARS Cybersecurity Requirements

November 20, 2017

Author(s)

Patricia R. Toth

This Handbook provides guidance on implementing NIST SP 800-171 in response to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 202.254-7012...

Accuracy of Approximations to the Poynting Correction for Ice and Liquid Water

November 20, 2017

Author(s)

Allan Harvey

Rigorous calculation of the Poynting correction, which describes the effect of pressure on the fugacity of a condensed phase, requires time-consuming evaluation...

Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher

November 17, 2017

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, Nicky W. Mouha

This publication specifies the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA), including its primary component cryptographic engine, the Data Encryption Algorithm (DEA...

NIST Handbook 133: Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods (2018 Ed.)

November 16, 2017

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Lisa Warfield, David Sefcik

This handbook has been prepared as a procedural guide for the compliance testing of net contents statements on packaged goods. Compliance testing of packaged...

NIST Handbook 130: Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Fuel Quality (2018 Ed.)

November 16, 2017

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, Lisa Warfield, David Sefcik

This handbook compiles uniform laws and regulations developed by the Committee on Laws and Regulations of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)...

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2018 Ed.)

November 16, 2017

Author(s)

Tina Butcher, Linda D. Crown, Richard A. Harshman

NIST Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2018 edition was...

Requirements for Spectrum Monitoring in Industrial Environments

November 16, 2017

Author(s)

Murat Aksu, Richard Candell

Spectrum monitoring serves as the eyes and ears of the spectrum management process and helps spectrum managers to plan and use frequencies, avoid incompatible...

Time Distribution Alternatives for the Smart Grid Workshop Report

November 13, 2017

Author(s)

Allen R. Goldstein

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted the Time Distribution Alternatives for the Smart Grid Workshop at its Gaithersburg, Maryland...

Advanced Electrical Power System Sensors Workshop Report

November 13, 2017

Author(s)

Allen R. Goldstein

The objective of the Advanced Electrical Power Sensors Workshop was to provide input into planning processes being undertaken by the National Institute of...

Summary Report on a Workshop on Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Prognostics for Manufacturing Operations

November 13, 2017

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Donnie Alonzo, Steve D. Weinman

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, hosted a "Workshop on Advanced...

On the Melting Curve of Sulfur Hexafluoride

November 9, 2017

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey

A previous correlation for the melting curve of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is inconsistent with the thermodynamic slope at the triple point derived from the...

NIST Channel Sounder Overview and Channel Measurements in Manufacturing Facilities

November 8, 2017

Author(s)

Jeanne T. Quimby, Richard Candell, Catherine A. Remley, David R. Novotny, Joseph Diener, Peter B. Papazian, Alexandra Curtin, Galen H. Koepke

Manufacturers are increasingly choosing wireless platforms to replace wired ones due to their ease of installation, upgrade, and reconfigurability. Reliable and...

The Costs and Losses of Wildfires

November 2, 2017

Author(s)

Douglas S. Thomas, David T. Butry, Stanley W. Gilbert, David H. Webb, Juan F. Fung

This report enumerates all possible costs of wildfire management and wildfire-related losses. It, further, compiles estimates or proposes methods for estimating...