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Recommendation for Key Management, Part 1: General

August 1, 2005

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker, William E. Burr, William T. Polk, Miles Smid

[Superseded by SP 800-57 Part 1 Revised (May 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917474] This Recommendation provides cryptographic key management guidance. It consists of three parts. Part 1 provides general guidance and

Protecting Sensitive Information That is Transmitted Across Networks: NIST Guidance for Selecting and Using Transport Layer Security Implementations

July 29, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes guidance and information that was published by NIST to help organizations select and implement transport level security, making effective use of Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) approved cryptographic algorithms and

mLab: A Mobile Ad Hoc Network Test Bed

July 14, 2005

Author(s)

Tom T. Karygiannis, Emmanouil Antonakakis

Over the last few years, research in the area of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) has focused on routing protocol performance improvements, security enhancements, power consumption optimizations, and quality of service metrics. The availability of

Application of Beamforming in Wireless Location Estimation

July 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian

We have implemented a quantum key distribution (QKD) system with polarization encoding at 850 nm over 1 km of optical fiber. The high-speed management of the bit-stream, generation of random numbers and processing of the sifting algorithm are all handled

Evaluation of Indoor Localization Techniques

July 1, 2005

Author(s)

Camillo Gentile, Kamran Sayrafian, Nader Moayeri

Guidelines for the Certification and Accreditation of PIV Card Issuing Organizations

July 1, 2005

Author(s)

Dennis K. Branstad, Alicia Clay Jones, Joan Hash

[Superseded by SP 800-79-1 (June 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=152182] Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) established a policy for all Federal departments and agencies to create and use a government

Smart Cards and Mobile Device Authentication: an Overview and Implementation

July 1, 2005

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Serban I. Gavrila, Clement Seveillac, Vladimir Korolev

The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology adopters, but have instead become indispensable tools that offer competitive business advantages for

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems [includes updates through 6/17/05]

June 17, 2005

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, G Rogers

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Revision 1 (December 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50945] The purpose of this publication is to provide guidelines for selecting and specifying security controls for information systems

Guidelines for the Selection and Use of Transport Layer Security (TLS) Implementations

June 9, 2005

Author(s)

C M. Chernick, Charles Edington III, Matthew J. Fanto, R Rosenthal

[WITHDRAWN 3/13/13. Superseded by SP 800-52 Rev. 1 (April 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=915295] These Guidelines briefly introduce computer communications architectural concepts. The Guidelines place the responsibility

NIST's Security Configuration Checklists Program for Technology Products

June 1, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin describes the NIST security configuration checklists program and is based on NIST Special Publication 800-70: Security Configuration Checklists Program for IT Products, by Murugiah Souppaya, John Wack and Karen Kent. The bulletin discusses

On the Use of Wireless Network Technologies in Healthcare Environments

June 1, 2005

Author(s)

Nicolas Chevrollier, Nada T. Golmie

In this article, we investigate the suitability of wireless technologies in healthcare/hospital environments. We focus on Wireless Personal Area Network technologies, namely, Bluetooth and the low-rate specifications described in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard

Proximity Beacons and Mobile Device Authentication: an Overview and Implementation

June 1, 2005

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Serban I. Gavrila, Vladimir Korolev

RFID 101

June 1, 2005

Author(s)

Leonard E. Miller

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The CMAC Mode for Authentication

May 1, 2005

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This Recommendation specifies a message authentication code (MAC) algorithm based on a symmetric key block cipher. This block cipher-based MAC algorithm, called CMAC, may be used to provide assurance of the authenticity, and, hence, the integrity, of

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems: Guidance for Selecting Cost-Effective Controls Using a Risk-Based Approach

May 1, 2005

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST SP 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and discusses the use of SP 800-53 within the context of federal agency information security programs. The bulletin covers SP 800-53 and Federal

Second Primages on n-bit Hash Functions for Much Less than 2n Work

May 1, 2005

Author(s)

John M. Kelsey, B Schneier

We expand a previous result of Dean[Dea99] to provide a second preimage attack on all n-bit iterated hash functions with Damgard-Merkle strengthening and n-bit intermediate states, allowing a second preimage to be found for a 2k-message-block message with

Security Configuration Checklists Program for IT Products: Guidance For Checklists Users and Developers

May 1, 2005

Author(s)

Murugiah P. Souppaya, John P. Wack, Karen Kent

[Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 1 (September 2009): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901337] The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced Security Configuration Checklists Program for IT Products

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

April 25, 2005

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Donna F. Dodson, William E. Burr

[Superseded by SP 800-78-1 (August 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51215] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12 mandated the creation of new standards for interoperable identity credentials for physical

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems [includes updates through 4/22/05]

April 22, 2005

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, G Rogers, Annabelle Lee

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 (February 2005 w/updates through 6/17/05): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=151305] The purpose of this publication is to provide guidelines for selecting and specifying security controls for

An Overview and Analysis of PDA Forensic Tools

April 2, 2005

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Richard Ayers

Mobile handheld devices are becoming evermore affordable and commonplace in society. When they are involved in a security incident or crime, forensic specialists require tools that allow proper extraction and speedy examination of any digital evidence

Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule

April 1, 2005

Author(s)

Joan Hash

This ITL Bulletin helps to educate readers about the HIPAA Security Rule and to improve understanding of the meaning of the security standards set out in the Security Rule. This publication is also designed to direct readers to helpful information in other

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification

April 1, 2005

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., Scott Guthery, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff

[Superseded by SP 800-73-1 (March 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=150633] SP 800-73 specifies smart card interfaces used to retrieve and use identity credentials. These specifications reflect the design goals of

Performance Analysis of Exponential Backoff

April 1, 2005

Author(s)

B J. Kwak, N O. Song, Leonard E. Miller

Real-time Applications for Sensor Networks

April 1, 2005

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

Characterizing the Risks and Costs of BGP Insecurity/Security

March 1, 2005

Author(s)

Douglas Montgomery, Kotikalapudi Sriram, Oliver Borchert, Okhee Kim, D. Richard Kuhn

We examine the performance of multimodal biometric authentication systems using state-of-the-art Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) fingerprint and face biometric systems on a population approaching 1,000 individuals. Majority of prior studies of multimodal