• DocumentCode
    87136
  • Title

    NIST and Computer Security

  • Author

    Burr, William ; Ferraiolo, Hildegard ; Waltermire, David

  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Mar.-Apr. 2014
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    37
  • Abstract
    The US National Institute of Standards and Technology´s highly visible work in four key areas - cryptographic standards, role-based access control, identification card standards, and security automation - as and continues to shape computer and information security at both national and global levels. This article is part of a special issue on NIST contributions to IT.
  • Keywords
    authorisation; cryptography; IT; NIST; US National Institute of Standards and Technology; computer security; identification card standards; information security; role-based access control; security automation; shape computer; Access control; Cryptography; Encryption; Identification; NIST; Security; Standards organizations; Security Content Automation; authentication; cryptographic competition; e-commerce; hash function; identity; mobile device authentication; smart card;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    IT Professional
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1520-9202
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MITP.2013.88
  • Filename
    6658751