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

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Author(s)

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

Abstract

This document provides instructions and definitions for completing the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Online Informative References (OLIR) spreadsheet template available for download at https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/informative-references. This document is intended to assist developers of References as they complete the spreadsheet template. Definitions are provided for column and row headings in addition to a discussion of expected values.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8204
Report Number
8204
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Supercedes Publication
Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions: Specification for Completing the OLIR Template [including updates as of 05-31-2019]
Superceded By Publication
National Cybersecurity Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Submission Guidance for OLIR Developers

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8204
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Keywords

crosswalk, Cybersecurity Framework, Informative References, Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, mapping, Online Informative References.
Risk management

Citation

Barrett, M. , Keller, N. , Quinn, S. and Smith, M. (2019), Cybersecurity Framework Online Informative References (OLIR) Submissions: Specification for Completing the OLIR Template, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8204, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=928550 (Accessed October 18, 2025)

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Created July 31, 2019, Updated October 12, 2021
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