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Updates 2017

NIST Announces the Final Release of Special Publication (SP) 800-190, Application Container Security Guide
September 25, 2017

NIST announces the final release of Special Publication (SP) 800-190, Application Container Security Guide. Application container technologies, better known as containers, are a form of operating system virtualization combined with application software packaging. SP 800-190 explains the security concerns associated with container technologies and makes practical recommendations for addressing those concerns when planning for, implementing, and maintaining containers.

Created September 25, 2017, Updated June 22, 2020