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Password Entry Errors: Memory or Motor?

April 9, 2015
Author(s)
Kristen Greene, Frank Tamborello
As we increasingly rely upon our computer information systems to store and operate on sensitive information, the methods we use to authenticate user identity also become more important. One of the most important such methods is the password. However

Towards a "Periodic Table" of Bugs

April 8, 2015
Author(s)
Irena Bojanova
Our vision for a "periodic table" of bugs is a "natural" organization of a catalog or dictionary or taxonomy to describe software weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Such an organization will help the community to: a) more closely explain the nature of

Analysis of VAES3 (FF2)

April 2, 2015
Author(s)
Morris J. Dworkin, Ray A. Perlner
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) specified three methods for format-preserving encryption (FPE) in Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38G, which was released for public comment in July, 2013. Each method was a mode of

Considerations for Identity Management in Public Safety Networks

March 30, 2015
Author(s)
Nelson Hastings, Joshua M. Franklin
This document analyzes approaches to identity management for public safety networks in an effort to assist individuals developing technical and policy requirements for public safety use. These considerations are scoped into the context of their

Guidance for Secure Authorization of Mobile Applications in the Corporate Environment

March 19, 2015
Author(s)
Athanasios T. Karygiannis, Stephen Quirolgico, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin provides an overview of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-163, "Vetting the Security of Mobile Applications." The NIST SP helps organizations understand the process for vetting the security of mobile applications, plan for the implementation

Advanced Metering Infrastructure Smart Meter Upgradeability Test Framework

March 2, 2015
Author(s)
Michaela Iorga, Scott Shorter
As electric utilities turn to Advanced Metering Infrastructures (AMIs) to promote the development and deployment of the Smart Grid, one aspect that can benefit from standardization is the upgradeability of Smart Meters. The National Electrical

Fuzz Testing for Software Assurance

March 1, 2015
Author(s)
Vadim Okun, Elizabeth N. Fong
Fuzz Testing, or fuzzing, is a software testing technique that involves providing invalid, unexpected, or random test inputs to the software system under test. The system is then monitored for crashes and other undesirable behavior. Fuzz testing can be
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