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Special Publication (NIST SP)

Interfaces For Personal Identity Verification, 2006 Edition

March 15, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., Scott Guthery, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff

[Superseded by SP 800-73-2 (September 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=901358] This document specifies the PIV data model

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

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, J E. Hill

The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the nation's primary resource for measurements

Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments and Recognitions, 2005

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kellie A. Beall, J Hill

This is the biennial report for 2004-2005 for the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an

Fire Dynamics Simulator (Version 4) - Technical Reference Guide

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan

Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software described in this document solves

In-Flight Suppressant Deployment Temperatures

February 28, 2006

Author(s)

Donald Bein

This report describes review of DoD military fixed-wing and rotary aircraft fire mishap/incident data applicable to assess temperatures at which aircraft fire

Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems

February 24, 2006

Author(s)

Marianne M. Swanson, Joan Hash, Pauline Bowen

The objective of system security planning is to improve protection of information system resources. All federal systems have some level of sensitivity and

NGP Search for New Chemicals-Environmentally Acceptable Fire Suppressants

February 11, 2006

Author(s)

J D. Mather, R E. Tapscott

Biometric Data Specification for Personal Identity Verification

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Charles L. Wilson, Patrick J. Grother, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

[Superseded by SP 800-76-1 (January 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51101] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD

Proceedings of Workshop on Software Security Assurance Tools, Techniques, and Metrics

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black, Michael J. Kass, Elizabeth N. Fong

This is the proceedings of a workshop held on November 7 and 8, 2005 in Long Beach, California, USA, hosted by the Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing

NIST Technical Publication

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

James R. Ehrstein, M C. Croarck, H Liu

This report documents the selection of material, the certification procedure and its control, and the analysis of measurement uncertainty for a family of

Codes for the Identification of Federal and Federally Assisted Organizations (NIST SP 800-87 v1.0, Jan. 2006 edition)

January 11, 2006

Author(s)

William C. Barker, Hildegard Ferraiolo

[Superseded by SP 800-87 v1.0 (March 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51132] The Homeland Security Presidential Directive

Standard Reference Materials Catalog-January 2006

January 2, 2006

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery, Joan C. Sauerwein

VERIFICATION OF NGP FIRE SUPPRESSION PRINCIPLES

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

J M. Bennett

NGP LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

J M. Bennett

FIRE SUPPRESSANT DISTRIBUTION IN AN ENGINE NACELLE

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

David R. Keyser, J C. Hewson

The flow inside an engine nacelle ground test simulator is studied for the purpose of understanding and optimizing the distribution of suppressant. One

A Review of the History of Fire Suppression of U.S. DOD Aircraft

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Donald Bein

A review of the history of fire suppression on U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft is presented to provide a context against which the findings of the

NIST Accomplishments in Nanotechnology

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek, Joseph J. Kopanski, David A. Wollman

This document includes a list of selected NIST accomplishments in nanotechnology for the period of fiscal years 2004 and 2005. These accomplishments are grouped

Specular Gloss

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Maria E. Nadal, E A. Early, E A. Thompson

Consumer Packaging Labeling Guide: Selling by Count

December 5, 2005

Author(s)

K M. Dresser

[Withdrawn (February 12, 2018)]This guide is intended to provide manufacturers, packers, distributors, and retailers of packaged products with information about

CFAST Consolidated Model of Fire Growth and Smoke Transport (Version 6): Technical Reference Guide

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, Richard D. Peacock, Glenn P. Forney, Paul A. Reneke

Guideline for Implementing Cryptography In the Federal Government [Second Edition]

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Elaine B. Barker, William C. Barker

[Superseded by SP 800-175A (August 2016): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=921233; and SP 800-175B (August 2016): http://www.nist

Guide to IPsec VPNs: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Sheila E. Frankel, Karen Kent, Ryan Lewkowski, Angela Orebaugh, Ronald Ritchey, Steven Sharma

IPsec is a framework of open standards for ensuring private communications over public networks. It has become the most common network layer security control

Report of Experimental Results for the International Fire Model Benchmarking and Validation Exercise #3.

December 1, 2005

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins, Alexander Maranghides, Erik L. Johnsson, Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang, George W. Mulholland, Robert Anleitner

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are participating in an International Collaborative Fire

Guide to Malware Incident Prevention and Handling

November 23, 2005

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Karen Kent, Joseph Nusbaum

[Superseded by SP 800-83 Rev. 1 (July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913930] This publication provides recommendations for

Creating a Patch and Vulnerability Management Program

November 16, 2005

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Tiffany Bergeron, Dave Henning

[Superseded by SP 800-40 Rev. 3 (July 2013): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=913929] This document provides guidance on creating a

Committee Reports for the 90th National Conference on Weights and Measures, July 10-14, 2005, Orlando, FL (SP1037)

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Linda D. Crown, L T. Sebring

The 90th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures was held in Orlando, FL, July 10-14, 2005. The theme of the conference was 100 Years

NIST/Library of Congress (LoC) Optical Media Longevity Study

November 1, 2005

Author(s)

Oliver T. Slattery, Jian Zheng

The Information Access Division (IAD) of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the