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NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-57 provides cryptographic key management guidance. It consists of three parts. Part 1 provides general guidance and best
This report documents our evaluation of three digital PCR (dPCR) based methods for estimating the proportion, if any, of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in a sample
John R. Sieber, Antonio M. Possolo, Michael S. Epstein
Many older certified reference materials have certificates of analysis that do not fully comply with ISO Guide 31. This applies to many NIST Standard Reference
Walter B. Wilson, Lane C. Sander, Benjamin J. Place, James H. Yen
Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3389 is intended as a calibration solution for use for the determination of ginsenosides in natural matrix samples. A unit of
David G. Holmberg, Martin J. Burns, Steven T. Bushby, Avi Gopstein
The NIST Transactive Energy (TE) Modeling and Simulation Challenge for the Smart Grid (Challenge) spanned from 2015 to 2018. The TE Challenge was initiated to
Dean C. Ripple, Srivalli Telikepalli, Kristen L. Steffens, Michael J. Carrier, Christopher B. Montgomery, Nicholas W. Ritchie, John Lu
Reference Material (RM) 8634 is a NIST particle standard produced from abraded ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a chemically inert polymer, that will help
Nicos Martys, Max A. Peltz, William L. George, Blaza Toman, Edward J. Garboczi, Chiara Ferraris
Rotational rheometers are commonly used to determine the rheological properties of fluids such as viscosity and yield stress [Fer12]. Manufacturers generally
This report summarizes the results of a workshop held at NIST on July 27, 2017. The goal of this workshop was to introduce participants to the newly constructed
Elaine B. Barker, Lidong Chen, Allen L. Roginsky, Richard Davis, Scott Simon
This Recommendation specifies key-establishment schemes using integer factorization cryptography (in particular, RSA). Both key-agreement and key transport
A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) for portland cement clinker has been produced for the Office of Standard Reference Materials at the National Institute
Christopher Greer, Martin J. Burns, David Wollman, Edward Griffor
This NIST Special Publication describes the relationship between the phrases "cyber-physical systems" and "Internet of Things." CPS and IoT both refer to trends
Chung Tong Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, David R. Kuhn, Adam Schnitzer, Kenneth Sandlin, Robert Miller, Karen Scarfone
[Includes updates as of February 25, 2019] This document provides Federal agencies with a definition of attribute based access control (ABAC). ABAC is a logical
Scott W. Rose, J. S. Nightingale, Simson Garfinkel, Ramaswamy Chandramouli
This document gives recommendations and guidelines for enhancing trust in email. The primary audience includes enterprise email administrators, information
Christopher J. Brown, Spike E. Dog, Sallie P. Edwards, Neil C. McNab, Matt Steele, Joshua M. Franklin
This document proposes a reference design on how to architect enterprise-class protection for mobile devices accessing corporate resources. The example
Samuel L. Manzello, Sara McAllister, Sayaka Suzuki, Raphaele Blanchi, Elsa Pastor, Ronchi Enrico
The kickoff workshop of the new permanent working group, sponsored by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), entitled Large Outdoor
Large outdoor fires have the potential to negatively impact the built environment. Wildland fires that spread into communities, known as wildland-urban
This publication describes the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and provides guidelines for applying the RMF to information systems and organizations. The RMF
Walter G. Copan, Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Phillip A. Singerman, Paul R. Zielinski, Courtney F. Silverthorn, Charles J. Na, Henry N. Wixon, David C. Cranmer
The Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative for Unleashing American Innovation is part of a national conversation that is designed to advance the Lab-to-Market
The transactive energy (TE) abstract component model (Model) was the product of a tiger team effort engaged by the National Institute of Standards and
In response to needs of a government-wide initiative in nanotechnology led by a subcommittee within the White Houses Office of Science and Technology Policy
Increasing the flexibility and general-purpose applicability of robots is a longstanding goal. Several avenues of research are addressing these goals, ranging
Increasing the flexibility and general-purpose applicability of robots is a longstanding goal. Several avenues of research addressing these goals include hand