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21. Generating Secure Cryptographic Keys: A Critical Component of Cryptographic Key Management and the Protection of Sensitive Information
Series: ITL Bulletin
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 12/19/2012
Author: Shirley Mae Radack
Abstract: This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-133, Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation. The publication helps federal government organizations generate the cryptographic keys that are to be used w ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913043

22. Symbiosis Between the TRECVid Benchmark and Video Libraries at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 12/13/2012
Authors: Paul Douglas Over, Johan Oomen, Wessel Kraaij, Alan Smeaton
Abstract: Audiovisual archives are investing in large-scale digitisation efforts of their analogue holdings and in parallel ingest an ever-increasing amount of born-digital files in their digital storage facilities. Digitisation opened up new access paradigms ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910347

23. A Credential Reliability and Revocation Model for Federated Identities
Series: NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Report Number: 7817
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 11/29/2012
Author: Hildegard Ferraiolo
Abstract: A large number of Identity Management Systems (IDMSs) are being deployed worldwide that use different technologies for the population of their users. With the diverse set of technologies, and the unique business requirements for organizations to fede ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=912464

24. Smart Networked Systems and Societies: Research Challenges
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 11/20/2012
Author: Ram D Sriram
Abstract: We are witnessing a new revolution in computing and communication. The Internet, which has spanned several networks in a wide variety of domains, is having a significant impact on every aspect of our lives. The next generation of networks will utili ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=912755

25. The New Golden Age of Algorithms and Data Structures
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 10/29/2012
Author: Paul E Black
Abstract: Before 1976 Communications of the ACM printed (and numbered!) new algorithms every issue. Quicksort was invented in 1960, Boyer-Moore string search in 1977, and combsort in 1980. I haven't seen a new, general sorting algorithm in over a decade. The l ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=912693

26. A VIRTUAL MACHINE TOOL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDIZED 5-AXIS PERFORMANCE TESTS
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 10/26/2012
Authors: Ronnie R Fesperman, Shawn P Moylan, M Alkan Donmez
Abstract: Standards committees are actively working to develop standard test methods for the performance evaluation of 5-axis machining centers through the direct and indirect measurement of simultaneous motions of all five axes [1-2]. However, the compound ef ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=911899

27. Conducting Security-Related Risk Assessments: Updated Guidelines for Comprehensive Risk Management Programs
Series: ITL Bulletin
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 10/25/2012
Author: Shirley Mae Radack
Abstract: This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-30 Rev.1, Guide to Conducting Risk Assessments. This publication was developed by the Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative, a joint partnership among the D ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=912722

28. Comparing Face Recognition Algorithms to Humans on Challenging Tasks
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 10/17/2012
Authors: P Jonathon Phillips, Alice O'Toole, Xiaobo An, Joseph Dunlop, Vaidehi Natu
Abstract: We compared face identifcation by humans and machines using images taken under a variety of uncontrolled illumination conditions in both indoor and outdoor settings. Natural variations in a person's day-to-day appearance (e.g., hair style, facial e ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=910638

29. Aggregating CVSS Base Scores for Semantics-Rich Network Security Metrics
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 10/11/2012
Authors: Pengsu Cheng, Lingyu Wang, Sushil Jajodia, Anoop Singhal
Abstract: A network security metric is desirable in evaluating the effectiveness of security solutions in distributed systems. Aggregating CVSS scores of individual vulnerabilities provides a practical approach to network security metric. However, existing app ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=911327

30. Interference Mitigation Using Adaptive Schemes in Body Area Networks
Topic: Information Technology
Published: 9/30/2012
Authors: Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian
Abstract: Considering the medical nature of the information carried in Body Area Networks (BAN), interference from coexisting wireless networks or even other nearby BANs could create serious problems on their operational reliability. As practical implementatio ...
http://nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=911981