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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Fire Dynamics Simulator Users Guide, Sixth Edition

Author(s)
Kevin B. McGrattan, Randall J. McDermott, Craig G. Weinschenk, Glenn P. Forney
This Guide describes how to use the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), a software package used to simulate the impact of fire on buildings.

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

Author(s)
Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Scott W. Rose
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed computing system that enables access to Internet resources by user-friendly domain names rather than IP addresses

Electronic Authentication Guideline

Author(s)
William E. Burr, Donna F. Dodson, Elaine M. Newton, Ray A. Perlner, William T. Polk, Sarbari Gupta, Emad A. Nabbus
This recommendation provides technical guidelines for Federal agencies implementing electronic authentication and is not intended to constrain the development

Guide to Enterprise Patch Management Technologies

Author(s)
Murugiah P. Souppaya, Karen Scarfone
Patch management is the process for identifying, acquiring, installing, and verifying patches for products and systems. Patches correct security and

Computer Security Division 2012 Annual Report

Author(s)
Patrick D. O'Reilly
Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public

NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

Author(s)
Annie W. Sokol, Michael D. Hogan
NIST has been designated by the Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) to accelerate the federal government’s secure adoption of cloud computing by leading

Biometric Specifications for Personal Identity Verification

Author(s)
Patrick J. Grother, Wayne J. Salamon, Ramaswamy Chandramouli
Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-12, Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors [HSPD-12], called for new

Overview of the TREC 2012 Medical Records Track

Author(s)
Ellen M. Voorhees, William Hersh
The TREC Medical Records track fosters research that allows electronic health records to be retrieved based on the semantic content of free-text fields. The