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Users Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010
Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst
This manual is a users manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing programs for coordinate measuring machines and other dimensional measurement equipment. The manual

Practical Combinatorial Testing

October 7, 2010
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei
Combinatorial testing can help detect problems like this early in the testing life cycle. The key insight underlying t-way combinatorial testing is that not every parameter contributes to every fault and most faults are caused by interactions between a

Computer Security Division 2009 Annual Report

March 23, 2010
Author(s)
Patrick D. O'Reilly
This annual report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during Fiscal Year 2009. It discusses all projects and programs within the Division, staff highlights, and publications.

Interoperability and the DMIS experience

October 30, 2009
Author(s)
John A. Horst
Because they enable true interoperability, information exchange standards can help manufacturers reduce cost and improve product quality, but only if the standards are developed and implemented correctly. We will answer questions manufacturers and

Users Manual for Version 2.1.5 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite (for DMIS 5.1)

August 19, 2009
Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst
The NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.1.5, is described. The test suite is intended to serve two purposes, 1) to help users and vendors use version 5.1 of DMIS (the Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) and 2) to provide utilities and test files for

Combinatorial Software Testing

August 7, 2009
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei, Justin Hunter
Developers of large data-intensive software often notice an interesting - though not surprising - phenomenon: when usage of an application jumps dramatically, components that have operated for months without trouble suddenly develop previously undetected

A Framework for Testing Distributed Healthcare Applications

July 13, 2009
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick, Leonard E. Gebase, Gavin W. O'Brien
We present an architectural framework for supporting conformance and interoperability testing among distributed healthcare systems. Healthcare organizations such as hospitals employ information systems that are composed of multiple, distributed

Assessing Approaches for Evaluating Remote Heterogeneous Applications

July 13, 2009
Author(s)
Leonard E. Gebase, Robert D. Snelick
We examine several methods for testing disparate, heterogeneous systems that intercommunicate through message exchanges governed by a set of well defined message exchange rules. Rather than basing our assessment on a set of abstract applications, we will

Rendering UML Activity Diagrams as Human-Readable Text

July 13, 2009
Author(s)
David W. Flater, Philippe A. Martin, Michelle L. Crane
We describe a modification of the Petri Net Linear Form notation to support the rendering of Unified Modeling Language (UML) Activity Diagrams as human-readable text. This new notation, called the Activity Diagram Linear Form, allows UML Activity Diagrams

Conformance Testing and Interoperability: A Case Study in Healthcare Data Exchange

July 14, 2008
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick, Leonard E. Gebase, Mark Skall
Correct data exchange is critical for ensuring reliable healthcare systems. Standards based systems are the foundation for achieving this goal. However, standards alone are not enough to ensure this promise; conformance and interoperability testing are

Digital Forensics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
James R. Lyle, Douglas R. White, Richard Ayers
There are three digital forensic science projects: National Software Reference Library (NSRL), Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT), Computer Forensic Reference Data Sets (CFReDS) currently providing resources for the digital investigator underway at the

Moving Toward Semantic Interoperability of Medical Devices

January 22, 2008
Author(s)
John J. Garguilo, Sandra I. Martinez, Richard M. Rivello, Maria Cherkaoui
NIST researchers are collaborating with medical device experts to facilitate the development and adoption of standards for medical device communications throughout the healthcare enterprise as well as integrating it into the electronic health record. NIST

Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for IT Plans and Capabilities

September 21, 2006
Author(s)
Timothy Grance, Tamara Nolan, Kristin Burke, Rich Dudley, Gregory White, Travis Good
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed this document in furtherance of its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, Public Law 107-347. This publication seeks to assist

PIV Data Model Test Guidelines

July 31, 2006
Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Ketan Mehta, Pius A. Uzamere, Davie Simon, Nabil Ghadiali, Andrew P. Founds
In order to build the necessary PIV infrastructure to support common unified processes and government-wide use of identity credentials, NIST developed this test guidance document that ensures interoperability of PIV data. This document provides test

Software Assurances Metrics and Tool Evaluation

October 1, 2005
Author(s)
Paul E. Black
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and publishes file profiles computed from this software (such as MD5 and SHA-1 hashes) as a Reference

Web Services Quality Testing

October 1, 2005
Author(s)
Jia Zhang, L Zhang
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and publishes file profiles computed from this software (such as MD5 and SHA-1 hashes) as a Reference

A Framework to Ensure Trustworthy Web Services

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Jia Zhang, L Zhang
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) collects software from various sources and publishes file profiles computed from this software (such as MD5 and SHA-1 hashes) as a Reference

Computer Security Division 2004 Annual Report

August 1, 2005
Author(s)
Tanya L. Brewer
This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during Fiscal Year 2004. It discusses all projects and programs within the Division, staff highlights, and publications. For many
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