National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Program Overview and OLIR Uses

Keller, Nicole; Quinn, Stephen; Scarfone, Karen; Smith, Matthew; Johnson, Vincent

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8278

NISTIR 8278

National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Program Overview and OLIR Uses

Documentation Topics

Date Published: November 2020

Author(s)

Nicole Keller (NIST), Stephen Quinn (NIST), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity), Matthew Smith (Huntington Ingalls Industries), Vincent Johnson (Electrosoft Services)

Abstract

The National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program is a NIST effort to facilitate subject matter experts in defining standardized Online Informative References (OLIRs), which are relationships between elements of their documents and elements of other documents like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST Privacy Framework, and NIST Special Publication 800-53. The National OLIR Program provides a standard format for expressing OLIRs as well as a centralized location for displaying them. This report describes the National OLIR Program, focusing on explaining what OLIRs are, what benefits they provide, how anyone can search and access OLIRs, and how subject matter experts can contribute OLIRs.

Keywords

catalog; informative references; mapping; National OLIR Program; Online Informative References (OLIRs)

Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
NISTIR 8278 (DOI)
Local Download

Supplemental Material:
OLIR homepage (web)
OLIR catalog (web)

Other Parts of this Publication:
NISTIR 8278A

Document History:
01/24/20: NISTIR 8278 (Draft)
08/04/20: NISTIR 8278 (Draft)
11/20/20: NISTIR 8278 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy
controls; security programs & operations

Applications
cybersecurity framework

Laws and Regulations
Executive Order 13636; Federal Information Security Modernization Act