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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Molecular Mass Distribution Measurement by Mass Spectrometry

May 19, 2010

Author(s)

William E. Wallace, Charles M. Guttman

This NIST Recommended Practice Guide presents a method using mass spectrometry to make a quantitative determination of the molecular mass distribution of narrow

Study of Proposed Internet Congestion-Control Mechanisms

May 17, 2010

Author(s)

Kevin L. Mills, James J. Filliben, Dong Y. Cho, Edward J. Schwartz, Daniel I. Genin

This study describes a coherent set of modeling and analysis methods to investigate the behavior of large distributed systems. The methods are applied to

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates through 5/1/2010]

May 1, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 4 (April 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918664] The objective of NIST SP 800-53 is to

Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Deployment Guide

April 30, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli

[Superseded by SP 800-81-2 (September 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=914217] This document provides deployment guidelines

NIST Calibration Services for Hydrometers.

April 19, 2010

Author(s)

John D. Wright, Vern E. Bean

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides calibration services for hydrometers used to measure liquid density. Hydrometers with scales

Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

April 6, 2010

Author(s)

Erika McCallister, Timothy Grance, Karen A. Scarfone

The purpose of this document is to assist Federal agencies in protecting the confidentiality of personally identifiable information (PII) in information systems

Physics Laboratory: Activities, Accomplishments & Recognition 2008-2009

March 1, 2010

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Hardis

This report summarizes the research and measurement science carried out during 2008-2009 in the NIST Physics Laboratory. The Laboratory supports U.S. industry

Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: a Security Life Cycle Approach

February 22, 2010

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, L A. Johnson

[Superseded by SP 800-37 Rev. 1 (February 2010, w/updates through 6/5/2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=916094] The purpose of

Interfaces for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

Ramaswamy Chandramouli, David A. Cooper, James F. Dray Jr., Hildegard Ferraiolo, Scott Guthery, William I. MacGregor, Ketan Mehta

[Superseded by SP 800-73-4 (May 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918402] FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of

Cryptographic Algorithms and Key Sizes for Personal Identity Verification

February 19, 2010

Author(s)

William T. Polk, Donna F. Dodson, William E. Burr

[Superseded by SP 800-78-3 (December 2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907537] This document contains the technical

Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments, and Recognitions, 2010

January 25, 2010

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, William L. Grosshandler, Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder

BFRL is involved in a wide range of scientific, engineering, and investigative work for the building and fire safety communities. We address technical

Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: The XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices

January 18, 2010

Author(s)

Morris J. Dworkin

This document approves the XTS-AES mode of the AES algorithm by reference to IEEE Std 1619-2007, subject to one additional requirement, as an option for

NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0

January 10, 2010

Author(s)

George W. Arnold, David A. Wollman, Gerald FitzPatrick, Dean Prochaska, David Holmberg, David H. Su, Allen R. Hefner Jr., Nada T. Golmie, Tanya L. Brewer, Mark Bello, Paul A. Boynton

Under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is assigned "primary responsibility to

SRM NIST Standard Reference Materials Catalog, January 2010

January 4, 2010

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery, Joan C. Sauerwein

NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used by industry, government, and academia to ensure the highest quality measurements. This catalog lists over 1100

State Weights and Measures Laboratories: State Standards Program Description and Directory

December 31, 2009

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

In support of its mission to promote uniform standards of measurement throughout the country NIST received funds in 1965 to provide new standards of mass

Recommendation for Key Management - Part 3: Application-Specific Key Management Guidance

December 28, 2009

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William E. Burr, Alicia Clay Jones, William T. Polk, Scott W. Rose, Miles E. Smid, Quynh H. Dang

[Superseded by: SP 800-57 Part 3 Rev. 1 (January 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917445] Special Publication 800-57 provides

Conference Report Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement, Standards, and Technological Challenges

December 1, 2009

Author(s)

Willie E. May, Jennie Hunter-Cevera

The science of understanding how biological systems operate and interact with one another (the biosciences) is increasingly important to global prosperity and

IPv6 Test Methods: General Description and Validation

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

J. S. Nightingale

The USG profile for IPv6 specifies requirements for host, router and network protection devices (NPD) and this document specifies the validation requirements

USGv6 Testing Program User's Guide

November 30, 2009

Author(s)

J. S. Nightingale

OMB Memorandum M-05-22 directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop the technical infrastructure (standards and testing)

Gas Flowmeter Calibrations With the 26 m³ PVTt Standard

November 25, 2009

Author(s)

Aaron N. Johnson, John D. Wright

This document describes NIST s 26 m3 pressure, volume, temperature, and time (PVTt) primary flow standard. This standard is used to calibrate gas flow meters

Hydrocarbon Liquid Flow Calibration Service

November 25, 2009

Author(s)

Tsyh Tyan Yeh, Jesus J. Aguilera, John D. Wright

This document provides a description of the NIST s new hydrocarbon liquid flow calibration system (HLFS) operated by the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Calibration Services for Liquid Volume

November 24, 2009

Author(s)

Vern E. Bean, Pedro I. Espina, John D. Wright, J F. Houser, Sherry D. Sheckels, Aaron N. Johnson

NIST provides calibration services for metal volume provers for liquid volumes from 4 L to 7600 L using gravimetric and volumetric methods. This document

Gas Flowmeter Calibrations With the Working Gas Flow Standard

November 23, 2009

Author(s)

John D. Wright, Jean-Phillipe Kayl, Aaron N. Johnson, Gina M. Kline

The Working Gas Flow Standard (WGFS) uses critical venturis, critical nozzles, or laminar flowmeters as working standards to calibrate customer flowmeters. The

The Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.0

November 5, 2009

Author(s)

Stephen D. Quinn, David A. Waltermire, Christopher S. Johnson, Karen A. Scarfone, John F. Banghart

This document defines the technical specification for Version 1.0 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of specifications

Metrics and Tools for Measuring Construction Productivity: Technical and Empirical Considerations

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Allison L. Huang, Robert E. Chapman, David T. Butry

Although the construction industry is a major component of the U.S. economy, it has experienced a perceived prolonged period of decline in productivity. Due to

National Checklist Program for IT Products Guidelines for Checklist Users and Developers

September 30, 2009

Author(s)

Stephen Quinn, Karen A. Scarfone, Murugiah Souppaya

[Superseded by SP 800-70 Rev. 2 (February 2011): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=907732] A security configuration checklist is a

Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy

September 28, 2009

Author(s)

Karen A. Scarfone, Paul Hoffman

Firewalls are devices or programs that control the flow of network traffic between networks or hosts employing differing security postures. This publication

Recommendation for Digital Signature Timeliness

September 23, 2009

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker

Establishing the time when a digital signature was generated is often a critical consideration. A signed message that includes the (purported) signing time

Recommendation for EAP Methods Used in Wireless Network Access Authentication

September 17, 2009

Author(s)

Lidong Chen, Katrin Hoeper

This Recommendation specifies security requirements for authentication methods with key establishment supported by the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations [includes updates through 9/14/2009]

September 14, 2009

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 3 (August 2009 w/updates through 5/1/2010): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=903280] The