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AppVet Mobile App Vetting System AppVet

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AppVet is a web application for managing and automating the app vetting process. AppVet facilitates the app vetting workflow by providing an intuitive user interface for submitting and testing apps, managing reports, and assessing risk. Through the specification of APIs, schemas and requirements, AppVet is designed to easily and seamlessly integrate with a wide variety of clients including users, apps stores, and continuous integration environments as well as third-party tools including...

Combinatorial Methods for Trust and Assurance

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Combinatorial methods reduce costs for testing, and have important applications in software engineering: Combinatorial or t-way testing is a proven method for better testing at lower cost. The key insight underlying its effectiveness resulted from a series of studies by NIST from 1999 to 2004. NIST research showed that most software bugs and failures are caused by one or two parameters, with progressively fewer by three or more, which means that combinatorial testing can provide more...

Cloud Computing

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Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction. This cloud model promotes availability and is composed of five essential characteristics (On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, Measured Service); three...

Crypto Reading Club

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The Crypto Reading Club at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts diversified talks to foster cryptography research, collaboration, and dissemination. The meetings are organized by the NIST Cryptographic Technology Group (CTG), within the Computer Security Division (CSD), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). When, Where, Contact Feature Description When Wednesday, once every two weeks, 10:00am-11:00am (Eastern Time). Some...

Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines

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Users of the former "Crypto Toolkit" can now find that content under this project. It includes cryptographic primitives, algorithms and schemes are described in some of NIST's Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), Special Publications (SPs) and NIST Internal/Interagency Reports (NISTIRs). Crypto Standards and Guidelines Activities Block Cipher Techniques Crypto Publications Review Digital Signatures Hash Functions Interoperable Randomness Beacons Key Management...

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program CAVP

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The NIST Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) provides validation testing of Approved (i.e., FIPS-approved and NIST-recommended) cryptographic algorithms and their individual components. Cryptographic algorithm validation is a prerequisite of cryptographic module validation. Vendors may use any of the NVLAP-accredited Cryptographic and Security Testing (CST) Laboratories to test algorithm implementations. An algorithm implementation successfully tested by a lab and validated by...

Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

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Welcome to the CMVP The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) is a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Department of Commerce and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, a branch of the Communications Security Establishment. The goal of the CMVP is to promote the use of validated cryptographic modules and provide Federal agencies with a security metric to use in procuring equipment containing validated cryptographic modules. Each...

FIPS 140-3 Transition Effort FIPS 140-3

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While FIPS 140-2 continues on through 2026, development to support and validate FIPS 140-3 modules must be in place by September 2020. This project addresses questions concerning the process of migrating from FIPS 140-2 to FIPS 140-3. The transition process includes organizational, documentation and procedural changes necessary to update and efficiently manage the ever increasing list of security products that are tested for use in the US and Canadian governments. Changes also support the...

Privacy Framework

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[Redirect to https://www.nist.gov/privacy-framework] The NIST Privacy Framework is a voluntary tool developed in collaboration with stakeholders intended to help organizations identify and manage privacy risk to build innovative products and services while protecting individuals’ privacy.

National Vulnerability Database NVD

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[Redirect to https://nvd.nist.gov] The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is the U.S. Government repository of standards-based vulnerability management data represented using the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. NVD includes databases of security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics.

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information CUI

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Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in nonfederal systems and organizations is critical to federal agencies. The suite of guidance (NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171, SP 800-171A, SP 800-172, and SP 800-172A) focuses on protecting the confidentiality of CUI and recommends specific security requirements to achieve that objective. Recent Updates May 14, 2024: NIST publishes the final versions of SP 800-171r3 (Revision 3), Protecting Controlled Unclassified...

Role Based Access Control RBAC

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One of the most challenging problems in managing large networks is the complexity of security administration. Role based access control (RBAC) (also called "role based security"), as formalized in 1992 by David Ferraiolo and Rick Kuhn, has become the predominant model for advanced access control because it reduces this cost. This project site explains RBAC concepts, costs and benefits, the economic impact of RBAC, design and implementation issues, the RBAC standard, and advanced research...

Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board ISPAB

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In January 1988, the Congress enacted the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235). A provision of that law called for the establishment of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board (CSSPAB) within the Department of Commerce. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C., App., the Board was chartered in May 1988. In December 2002, Public Law 107-347, The E-Government Act of 2002, Title III, the Federal Information Security Management Act of...

Policy Machine PM

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One primary objective of enterprise computing (via a data center, cloud, etc.) is the controlled delivery of data services (DSs) to its users. Typical DSs include applications such as email, workflow management, enterprise calendar, and records management, as well as system level features, such as file, access control and identity management. Although access control (AC) currently plays an important role in securing DSs, if properly designed, AC can be more fundamental to computing than one...

Privacy Engineering

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[Redirect to https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/privacy-engineering] The NIST Privacy Engineering Program’s (PEP) mission is to support the development of trustworthy information systems by applying measurement science and system engineering principles to the creation of frameworks, risk models, guidance, tools, and standards that protect privacy and, by extension, civil liberties.

Security Content Automation Protocol SCAP

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The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a synthesis of interoperable specifications derived from community ideas. Community participation is a great strength for SCAP, because the security automation community ensures the broadest possible range of use cases is reflected in SCAP functionality. This Web site is provided to support continued community involvement. From this site, you will find information about both existing SCAP specifications and emerging specifications relevant to...

Security Content Automation Protocol Version 2 (SCAP v2) SCAP v2

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Security Content Automation Protocol Version 2 (SCAP v2) is a major update to the SCAP 1.x publications. SCAP v2 covers a broader scope in an attempt to further improve enterprise security through standardization and automation. This project page will be used to provide information on the SCAP v2 effort, as well as updates on ongoing work, and directions on how to get involved. Important Links: SCAPv2 Community - Get involved in the SCAP effort by joining our mailing lists. SCAPv2...

Small Business Cybersecurity Corner

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[Redirect to https://www.nist.gov/itl/smallbusinesscyber] The vast majority of smaller businesses rely on information technology to run their businesses and to store, process, and transmit information. Protecting this information from unauthorized disclosure, modification, use, or deletion is essential for those companies and their customers. With limited resources and budgets, these companies need cybersecurity guidance, solutions, and training that is practical, actionable, and enables them...

Software Identification (SWID) Tagging SWID

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Software is vital to our economy and way of life as part of the critical infrastructure for the modern world. Too often cost and complexity make it difficult to manage software effectively, leaving the software open for attack. To properly manage software, enterprises need to maintain accurate software inventories of their managed devices in support of higher-level business, information technology, and cybersecurity functions. Accurate software inventories help an enterprise to: Manage...

Stateful Hash-Based Signatures HBS

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In Special Publication 800-208, Recommendation for Stateful Hash-Based Signature Schemes, NIST approves two schemes for stateful hash-based signatures (HBS) as part of the post-quantum cryptography development effort. The two schemes were developed through the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF): 1) XMSS, specified in Request for Comments (RFC) 8391 in May 2018, and 2) LMS, in RFC 8554 in April 2019. Background HBS schemes were the topic for a session of talks during the first public workshop...

Telework: Working Anytime, Anywhere

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Today, many employees telework (also known as “telecommuting,” “work from home,” or “work from anywhere”). Teleworking is the ability of an organization’s employees, contractors, business partners, vendors, and other users to perform work from locations other than the organization’s facilities. Telework has been on the rise for some time, but sharply increased because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, telework is now the only way to get work done, and the original concept of “telework” has...

DevSecOps

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NCCoE DevSecOps project has launched! The NIST NCCoE has launched a new project, Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices. In early 2023, the project team will be publishing a Federal Register Notice based on the final project description to solicit collaborators to work with the NCCoE on the project. DevOps brings together software development and operations to shorten development cycles, allow organizations to be agile, and maintain the pace of innovation while taking...

Space Domain Cybersecurity | NCCoE

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[Redirect to: https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/cybersecurity-space-domain] Space is an emerging commercial critical infrastructure sector that is no longer the domain of only national government authorities. Space is an inherently risky environment in which to operate, so cybersecurity risks involving commercial space – including those affecting commercial satellite vehicles – need to be understood and managed alongside other types of risks to ensure safe and successful operations.

REDLedger - REdactable Distributed Ledger

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Hyperledger Fabric drop-in component for data block matrix is now available. Privacy laws increasingly require some types of data to be erased at user request, according to GDPR and related regulations. We have developed a secure distributed trust solution for networks using Next-Generation Database Access Control (NDAC) and the Data Block Matrix (DBM), with an open source implementation of the DBM using Hyperledger Fabric. This Hyperledger Fabric component solves the conflict between...