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PUBLICATIONS

NIST Guidance on Application Container Security

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Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Murugiah Souppaya, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

This bulletin summarizes the information found in NIST SP 800-190, Application Container Security Guide and NISTIR 8176, Security Assurance Requirements for Linux Application Container Deployments. The bulletin offers an overview of application container technology and its most notable security challenges.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -
NIST Pub Series
ITL Bulletin
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

application container, container, container registry, container security, virtualization
Software defined and virtual networks, Risk management, Identity and access management, Cryptography and Cloud computing and virtualization

Citation

Chandramouli, R. , Souppaya, M. and Scarfone, K. (2017), NIST Guidance on Application Container Security, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=924515 (Accessed October 16, 2025)

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Created October 24, 2017, Updated October 12, 2021
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