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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Source Code Security Analysis Tool Test Plan

Author(s)
Hsiao-Ming M. Koo, Romain Gaucher, Charline Cleraux, Jenise Reyes Rodriguez
This document provides a set of metrics, including test suites and methods, to determine how well a particular source code security analysis tool conforms to

The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing

Author(s)
Peter M. Mell, Timothy Grance
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks

NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture

Author(s)
Fang Liu, Jin Tong, Jian Mao, Robert B. Bohn, John V. Messina, Mark L. Badger, Dawn M. Leaf
The adoption of cloud computing into the Federal Government and its implementation depend upon a variety of technical and non-technical factors. A fundamental

User's Guide for SRM 2494 and 2495: The MEMS 5-in-1, 2011 Edition

Author(s)
Janet M. Cassard, Jon C. Geist, Theodore V. Vorburger, David T. Read, David G. Seiler
The Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) 5-in-1 is a standard reference device sold as a NIST Standard Reference Material (SRM) that contains MEMS test

NIST-SP 500-291, NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

Author(s)
Michael D. Hogan, Fang Liu, Annie W. Sokol, Tong Jin
The NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group has surveyed the existing standards landscape for security, portability, and interoperability standards

SP250 Spectral Irradiance Calibrations

Author(s)
Howard W. Yoon, Charles E. Gibson
This document describes the process of the realization, the maintenance and the dissemination of the spectral irradiance scale and its accompanying

Report of the 95th National Conference on Weights and Measures

Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Tina G. Butcher, Steven E. Cook, Lisa Warfield, David A. Sefcik
The 95th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 11 to 15, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, St

BIOS Protection Guidelines

Author(s)
David Cooper, William Polk, Andrew Regenscheid, Murugiah Souppaya
This document provides guidelines for preventing the unauthorized modification of Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) firmware on PC client systems. Unauthorized

NIST Measurement Services: Regular Spectral Transmittance

Author(s)
David W. Allen, Edward A. Early, Benjamin K. Tsai, Catherine C. Cooksey
This document describes measurement services, instrumentation, and measurement techniques for regular spectral transmittance over the spectral range from 250 nm

Guide to Using Vulnerability Naming Schemes

Author(s)
David A. Waltermire, Karen Scarfone
This publication provides recommendations for using two vulnerability naming schemes: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and Common Configuration