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2005
  		• June   NIST’s Security Configuration Checklists Program For IT Products
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  •  
    		• May   Recommended Security Controls For Federal Information Systems: Guidance For Selecting Cost-Effective Controls Using A Risk-Based Process
          		 

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  •  
    		• April   Implementing The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule
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  •  
    		• March   Personal Identity Verification (Piv) Of Federal Employees And Contractors: Federal Information Processing Standard (Fips) 201 Approved By The Secretary Of Commerce
          		 

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  •  
    		• January  

    Integrating It Security Into The Capital Planning And Investment Control Process
     

    		 

    .pdf


    2004
  •  
    		•  November   Understanding the New NIST Standards and Guidelines Required by FISMA: How Three Mandated Documents are Changing the Dynamic of Information Security for the Federal Government
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  •  
    		• October   Securing Voice Over Internet Protocol (IP) Networks
          		 

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  •  
    		• September   Information Security Within the System Development Life Cycle
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  •  
    		• August   Electronic Authentication: Guidance For Selecting Secure Techniques
          		 

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  •  
    		• July   Guide For Mapping Types Of Information And Information Systems To Security Categories
          		 

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  •  
    		• June   Information Technology Security Services: How To Select, Implement, And Manage
          		 

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  •  
    		• May   Guide For The Security Certification And Accreditation Of Federal Information Systems
          		 

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  •  
    		• April   Selecting Information Technology Security Products
          		 

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  •  
    		• March  

    Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 199, Standards For Security Categorization Of Federal Information And Information Systems
     

    		 

    .txt | .pdf | .htm

  •  
    		• January  

    Computer Security Incidents: Assessing, Managing, And Controlling The Risks
     

    		 

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    2003
  •  
    		• December   Security Considerations in the Information System Development Life Cycle
          		 

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  •  
    		• November   Network Security Testing
          		 

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  •  
    		• October   Information Technology Security Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification
          		 

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  •  
    		• August   IT Security Metrics  

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  •  
    		• July   Testing Intrusion Detection Systems
          		 

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  •  
    		• June   ASSET: Security Assessment Tool For Federal Agencies
          		 

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  •  
    		• March   Security For Wireless Networks And Devices
          		 

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  •  
    		• February  

    Secure Interconnections for Information Technology Systems
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• January  

    Security Of Electronic Mail
     

    		 

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    2002
  •  
    		• December   Security of Public Web Servers
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  •  
    		• November   Security For Telecommuting And Broadband Communications
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  •  
    		• October   Security Patches And The CVE Vulnerability Naming Scheme: Tools To Address Computer System Vulnerabilities
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  •  
    		• September   Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines: A Status Report
          		 

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  •  
    		• July   Overview: The Government Smart Card Interoperability Specification
          		 

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  •  
    		• June   Contingency Planning Guide For Information Technology Systems
          		 

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  •  
    		• April   Techniques for System and Data Recovery
          		 

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  •  
    		• February   Risk Management Guidance For Information Technology Systems
          		 

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  •  
    		• January  

    Guidelines on Firewalls and Firewall Policy
     

    		 

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    2001
  •  
    		• November   Computer Forensics Guidance
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  •  
    		• September   Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems
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  •  
    		• July  

    A Comparison of the Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules in FIPS 140-1 and FIPS 140-2
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• June  

    Engineering Principles For Information Technology Security
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• May  

    Biometrics - Technologies for Highly Secure Personal Authentication
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• March  

    An Introduction to IPsec (Internet Protocol Security)
     

    		 

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    2000
  •  
    		• December  

    A Statistical Test Suite For Random And Pseudorandom Number Generators For Cryptographic Applications
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• October  

    An Overview Of The Common Criteria Evaluation And Validation Scheme
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• August  

    Security for Private Branch Exchange Systems
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• July  

    Identifying Critical Patches With ICat

    		 

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  •  
    		• June  

    Mitigating Emerging Hacker Threats
     

    		 

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  •  
    		• March   Security Implications of Active Content
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  •  
    		• February   Guideline for Implementing Cryptography in the Federal Government
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    1999
  •  
    		• December   Operating System Security: Adding to the Arsenal of Security Techniques
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  •  
    		• November   Acquiring and Deploying Intrusion Detection Systems
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  •  
    		• September   Securing Web Servers
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  •  
    		• August   The Advanced Encryption Standard: A Status Report
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  •  
    		• May   Computer Attacks: What They Are and How to Defend Against Them
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  •  
    		• April   Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems
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  •  
    		• February   Enhancements to Data Encryption and Digital Signature Federal Standards
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  •  
    		• January   Secure Web-Based Access to High Performance Computing Resources
          		  .txt | .html

    NOTE: We are in the process of updating/revising and fixing links and web pages for the .html pages of the ITL Security Bulletins from 1990-1998. They originally were on another NIST webserver. The .html pages were removed from that webserver and moved to CSRC webserver. As soon as a ITL Security Bulletin has been revised, a link will be provided as soon as the file is uploaded. Thanks for understanding for this is a work in progress. The .txt and .pdf files are available.


    1998
  •  
    		• November   Common Criteria: Launching the International Standard
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  •  
    		• September   Cryptography Standards and Infrastructures for the Twenty-First Century
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  •  
    		• June   Training for Information Technology Security: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Results-Based Learning
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  •  
    		• April   Training Requirements for Information Technology Security: An Introduction to Results-Based Learning
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  •  
    		• March   Management of Risks in Information Systems: Practices of Successful Organizations
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  •  
    		• February   Information Security and the World Wide Web (WWW)
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    1997
  •  
    		• November   Internet Electronic Mail
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  •  
    		• July   Public Key Infrastructure Technology
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  •  
    		• April   Security Considerations In Computer Support And Operations
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  •  
    		• March   Audit Trails
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  •  
    		• February   Advanced Encryption Standard
          		  .txt | .htm
  •  
    		• January   Security Issues for Telecommuting
          		  .txt | .htm

    1996
  •  
    		• October   Generally Accepted System Security Principles (GSSPs): Guidance On Securing Information Technology (IT) Systems
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  •  
    		• August   Implementation Issues for Cryptograpy
          		  .txt | .htm
  •  
    		• June   Information Security Policies For Changing Information Technology Environments
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  •  
    		• May   The World Wide Web: Managing Security Risks
          		  .txt | .htm
  •  
    		• February   Human/Computer Interface Security Issue
          		  .txt | .htm

    1995
  •  
    		• December   An Introduction to Role-Based Access Control
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  •  
    		• September   Preparing for Contingencies and Disasters
          		  .txt | .htm
  •  
    		• August   FIPS 140-1: A Framework for Cryptographic Standards
          		  .txt | .htm
  •  
    		• February   The Data Encryption Standard: An Update
          		  .txt | .htm

    1994
  •  
    		• November   Digital Signature Standard
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  •  
    		• May   Reducing the Risks of Internet Connection and Use
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  •  
    		• March   Threats to Computer Systems: An Overview
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  •  
    		• January   Computer Security Policy
          		  .txt | .htm

    1993
  •  
    		• October   People: An Important Asset in Computer Security
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  •  
    		• August   Security Program Management
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  •  
    		• July   Connecting to the Internet: Security Considerations
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  •  
    		• May   Security Issues in Public Access Systems
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  •  
    		• March   Guidance on the Legality of Keystroke Monitoring
          		  .txt | .htm

    1992
  •  
    		• November   Sensitivity of Information
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  •  
    		• October   Disposition of Sensitive Automated Information
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  •  
    		• March   An Introduction to Secure Telephone Terminals
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  •  
    		• February   Establishing a Computer Security Incident Handling Capability
          		  .txt | .htm

    1991
  •  
    		• November   Advanced Authentication Technology
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  •  
    		• February   Computer Security Roles of NIST and NSA
          		  .txt | .htm

    1990
  •  
    		• August   Computer Virus Attacks
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