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Information Security (IS) in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

August 1, 2004
Author(s)
Ae-kyoung Lee, Tanya L. Brewer
Many system development life cycle (SDLC) models exist that can be used by an organization to effectively develop an information system. Security should be incorporated into all phases, from initiation to disposition, of an SDLC model. This Bulletin lays

PDA Forensic Tools: an Overview and Analysis

August 1, 2004
Author(s)
Richard Ayers, Wayne Jansen
Adequate user authentication is a persistent problem, particularly with mobile devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), which tend to be highly personal and at the fringes of an organization's influence. Yet these devices are being used

Authenticating Mobile Device Users Through Image Selection

May 19, 2004
Author(s)
Wayne Jansen
Adequate user authentication is a persistent problem, particularly with mobile devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), which tend to be highly personal and at the fringes of an organization's influence. Yet these devices are being used

Computer Security Division 2003 Annual Report

April 30, 2004
Author(s)
Tanya L. Brewer
This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2003. It discusses all projects and programs within the Division, staff highlights, and publications. For

Selecting Information Technology Security Products

April 28, 2004
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-36, "Guide to Selecting Information Technology Security Products." The selection of IT security products is an integral part of the design, development and maintenance of an IT security infrastructure

2nd Annual PKI Research Workshop Proceedings

April 1, 2004
Author(s)
Carl M. Ellison, William Polk, Nelson Hastings, Sean W. Smith
NIST hosted the second annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 28-29, 2003. The two-day event brought together PKI experts from academia, industry, and government to explore the remaining challenges in deploying public key

Card Technology Developments and Gap Analysis Interagency Report

March 1, 2004
Author(s)
William C. Barker, Deborah Howard, Timothy Grance, Levent Eyuboglu
This Card Technology Developments and Gap Analysis Interagency Report (IR) provides information regarding current technical capabilities and limitations of storage and processor cards, current user requirements for individual and integrated technologies

Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199, Standards for Security

March 1, 2004
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This ITL Bulletin describes FIPS 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems, which is an important component of a suite of standards and guidelines that NIST is developing to improve the security in federal

1st Annual PKI Research Workshop Proceedings

November 12, 2003
Author(s)
Sean W. Smith, William Polk, Nelson Hastings
NIST hosted the first annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 24-25, 2002. The two-day event brought together PKI experts from academia, industry, and government to explore the remaining challenges in deploying public key

Network Security Testing

November 1, 2003
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication 800-42, Guideline on Network Security Testing, by John Wack, Miles Tracy, and Murugiah Souppaya, which assists organizations in testing their Internet-connected and operational systems. The guide
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