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Arithmetic Progressions on Edwards Curves

February 8, 2011
Author(s)
Dustin Moody
We look at arithmetic progressions on elliptic curves known as Edwards curves. By an arithmetic progression on an elliptic curve, we mean that the x-coordinates of a sequence of rational points on the curve form an arithmetic progression. Previous work has

Managing Security: The Security Content Automation Protocol

February 4, 2011
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack, D. Richard Kuhn
Managing information systems security is an expensive and challenging task. Many different and complex software components- including firmware, operating systems, and applications-must be configured securely, patched when needed, and continuously monitored

Guide to Security for Full Virtualization Technologies

January 28, 2011
Author(s)
Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone, Paul Hoffman
The purpose of SP 800-125 is to discuss the security concerns associated with full virtualization technologies for server and desktop virtualization, and to provide recommendations for addressing these concerns. Full virtualization technologies run one or

Cloud Hooks: Security and Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing

January 4, 2011
Author(s)
Wayne Jansen
In meteorology, the most destructive extratropical cyclones evolve with the formation of a bent-back front and cloud head separated from the main polar-front, creating a hook that completely encircles a pocket of warm air with colder air. The most damaging

Guidelines for the Secure Deployment of IPv6

December 29, 2010
Author(s)
Sheila E. Frankel, Richard Graveman, John Pearce, Mark Rooks
Due to the exhaustion of IPv4 address space, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandate that U.S. federal agencies begin to use the IPv6 protocol, NIST undertook the development of a guide to help educate federal agencies about the possible

Securing WiMAX Wireless Communications

December 27, 2010
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-127, Guide to Securing WiMAX Wireless Communications: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The publication, which was written by Karen
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