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is likely the S&T Committee will take
comments at the 2018 NCWM Interim
Meeting on these two groups of items at
the same time. These two groups of
items are intended to: (1) Make clear the
qualifying conditions in which a
standard intended for use in testing (i.e.,
evaluating the performance of) a
commercial weighing or measuring
device or system can be used to conduct
an official test; and (2) harmonize the
terminology used to identify a suitable
test standard in each of the Handbook
44 codes.
NCWM L&R Committee
The following items are proposals to
amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST
Handbook 133:
NIST Handbook 130—Section on
Uniform Regulation for the Method of
Sale of Commodities
Item MOS–10 Section 2.XX. Pet Treats
or Chews
The L&R Committee is recommending
adoption of a uniform method of sale for
Pet Treats or Chews. If adopted, the
proposal will require sellers to follow
labeling guidance under the Food and
Drug Administration and 21 CFR 501,
which defines these types of products
that shall be sold by weight. This will
also allow consumers to make a value
comparison for similar like items.
NIST Handbook 133—‘‘Checking the
Net Contents of Packaged Goods’’
Item NET–4 Section 4.XX. Plywood and
Wood-Based Structural Panels
Currently, there is no test procedure
in NIST Handbook 133 for Plywood and
Wood-Based Structural Panels. This
item will provide a test procedure for
these products that follows good
measuring practices for products sold by
linear measure. The L&R Committee is
seeking further comment and is
recommending this test procedure be
considered for addition to the
handbook.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b).
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
[Docket No. 171115999–7999–01]
National Cybersecurity Center of
Excellence (NCCoE) Mitigating Internet
of Things (IoT) Based Distributed
Denial of Service (DDoS) Building
Block
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites organizations to provide
products and technical expertise to
support and demonstrate security
platforms for the Mitigating IoT-Based
DDoS Building Block. This notice is the
initial step for the National
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
(NCCoE) in collaborating with
technology companies to address
cybersecurity challenges identified
under the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS
Building Block. Participation in the
building block is open to all interested
organizations.
DATES: Interested parties must contact
NIST to request a letter of interest
template to be completed and submitted
to NIST. Letters of interest will be
accepted on a first come, first served
basis. Collaborative activities will
commence as soon as enough completed
and signed letters of interest have been
returned to address all the necessary
components and capabilities, but no
earlier than January 26, 2018. When the
building block has been completed,
NIST will post a notice on the NCCoE
Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
Block website at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iotbased-ddos announcing the completion
of the building block and informing the
public that it will no longer accept
letters of interest for this building block.
ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at
9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville,
MD 20850. Letters of interest must be
submitted to mitigating-iot-based-ddosnccoe@nist.gov or via hardcopy to
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca
Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.
Organizations whose letters of interest
are accepted in accordance with the
process set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice will
be asked to sign a consortium
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement (CRADA) with NIST. An
SUMMARY:
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NCCoE consortium CRADA template
can be found at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
node/138.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Polk, William Haag and Murugiah
Souppaya via email to mitigating-iotbased-ddos-nccoe@nist.gov; by
telephone 301–975–0239; or by mail to
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca
Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.
Additional details about the Mitigating
IoT-Based DDoS Building Block are
available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iotbased-ddos.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The NCCoE, part of
NIST, is a public-private collaboration
for accelerating the widespread
adoption of integrated cybersecurity
tools and technologies. The NCCoE
brings together experts from industry,
government, and academia under one
roof to develop practical, interoperable
cybersecurity approaches that address
the real-world needs of complex
Information Technology (IT) systems.
By accelerating dissemination and use
of these integrated tools and
technologies for protecting IT assets, the
NCCoE will enhance trust in U.S. IT
communications, data, and storage
systems; reduce risk for companies and
individuals using IT systems; and
encourage development of innovative,
job-creating cybersecurity products and
services.
Process: NIST is soliciting responses
from all sources of relevant security
capabilities (see below) to enter into a
Cooperative Research and Development
Agreement (CRADA) to provide
products and technical expertise to
support and demonstrate platforms for
the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
Block. The full building block can be
viewed at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iotbased-ddos.
Interested parties should contact NIST
using the information provided in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. NIST will then
provide each interested party with a
letter of interest template, which the
party must complete, certify that it is
accurate, and submit to NIST. NIST will
contact interested parties if there are
questions regarding the responsiveness
of the letters of interest to the building
block objective or requirements
identified below. NIST will select
participants who have submitted
complete letters of interest on a first
come, first served basis within each
category of product components or
capabilities listed below up to the
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number of participants in each category
necessary to carry out this building
block. However, there may be
continuing opportunity to participate
even after initial activity commences.
Selected participants will be required to
enter into a consortium CRADA with
NIST (for reference, see ADDRESSES
section above). NIST published a notice
in the Federal Register on October 19,
2012 (77 FR 64314) inviting U.S.
companies to enter into a National
Cybersecurity Excellence Partnerships
(NCEPs) in furtherance of the NCCoE.
For this demonstration project, NCEP
partners will not be given priority for
participation.
Building Block Objective: The
building block objective is to improve
the overall security of IoT devices. A
detailed description of the Mitigating
IoT-Based DDoS Building Block is
available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iotbased-ddos.
Requirements: Each responding
organization’s letter of interest should
identify which security platform
component(s) or capability(ies) it is
offering. Letters of interest should not
include company proprietary
information, and all components and
capabilities must be commercially
available. Components are listed in
section 3 of the Mitigating IoT-Based
DDoS Building Block (for reference,
please see the link in the PROCESS
section above) and include, but are not
limited to:
• Network gateways/routers supporting
wired and wireless network access
• Personal computing devices (personal
computers, tablets, and phones)
• Business computing devices
• Thermostats and temperature sensors
in different rooms
• Home appliances (refrigerators,
washers and dryers, stoves and
microwaves)
• Heating ventilation and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems
• Lighting
• Digital video recorders (DVR)
• Closed-circuit TV cameras and
Webcams
• Baby monitors
• Smart TVs
• Set top boxes
• Security cameras
• Point of sale devices
• Printer/scanners/fax machines
• Home assistants (e.g., Alexa)
Each responding organization’s letter
of interest should identify how their
products address one or more of the
following desired solution
characteristics in section 3 of the
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Block (for reference, please see the link
in the PROCESS section above):
• IoT device controllers are capable of
address assignment and packet filtering
based on routes that can be integrated
into home or enterprise networks;
• Manufacturer Usage Description
(MUD) controllers are able to retrieve
MUD files from websites using the
HTTPS protocol;
• MUD controllers are able to provide
route filtering commands for
enforcement by routers;
• MUD servers at participating
websites are capable of storing and
retrieving MUD files and providing
device communications requirements to
MUD controllers;
• IoT devices are capable of inserting
the MUD extension into address
requests when they are powered up;
• IoT devices are capable of
contacting update servers to download
and apply security patches;
• Routers and switches are capable of
receiving threat feeds from cloud-based
or infrastructure services like DNS that
includes type, severity, and mitigation
for threats; and
• Any cryptographic modules
employed conform to FIPS 140–2.
Responding organizations need to
understand and, in their letters of
interest, commit to provide:
1. Access for all participants’ project
teams to component interfaces and the
organization’s experts necessary to make
functional connections among security
platform components.
2. Support for development and
demonstration of the Mitigating IoTBased DDoS Building Block in NCCoE
facilities which will be conducted in a
manner consistent with the following
standards and guidance: OMB Circular
A–130; NIST Special Publications 800–
40; 800–52; 800–57; 800–63; 800–147;
800–193; NISTIR 7823; NIST
Framework for Improving Critical
Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Ongoing
Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD)
Standards activities including
Manufacturer Usage Description
Specification, MUD Lifecyle: A Network
Operator’s Perspective, and MUD
Lifecyle: A Manufacturer’s Perspective;
and RFCs 2131, 2818, 3315, 5280, 5652,
and 6020.
Additional details about the
Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
Block are available at: https://
nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/
mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
NIST cannot guarantee that all of the
products proposed by respondents will
be used in the demonstration. Each
prospective participant will be expected
to work collaboratively with NIST staff
and other project participants under the
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terms of the consortium CRADA in the
development of the Mitigating IoTBased DDoS Building Block. Prospective
participants’ contribution to the
collaborative effort will include
assistance in establishing the necessary
interface functionality, connection and
set-up capabilities and procedures,
demonstration harnesses, environmental
and safety conditions for use, integrated
platform user instructions, and
demonstration plans and scripts
necessary to demonstrate the desired
capabilities. Each participant will train
NIST personnel, as necessary, to operate
its product in capability
demonstrations. Following successful
demonstrations, NIST will publish a
description of the security platform and
its performance characteristics sufficient
to permit other organizations to develop
and deploy security platforms that meet
the security objectives of the Mitigating
IoT-Based DDoS Building Block. These
descriptions will be public information.
Under the terms of the consortium
CRADA, NIST will support
development of interfaces among
participants’ products by providing IT
infrastructure, laboratory facilities,
office facilities, collaboration facilities,
and staff support to component
composition, security platform
documentation, and demonstration
activities.
The dates of the demonstration of the
Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
Block capability will be announced on
the NCCoE website at least two weeks
in advance at https://nccoe.nist.gov/. The
expected outcome of the demonstration
is to improve security of IoT devices
within the enterprise. Participating
organizations will gain from the
knowledge that their products are
interoperable with other participants’
offerings.
For additional information on the
NCCoE governance, business processes,
and NCCoE operational structure, visit
the NCCoE website https://
nccoe.nist.gov/.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
[Docket No. 171115999-7999-01]
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Mitigating
Internet of Things (IoT) Based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Building Block
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites organizations to provide products and technical expertise to
support and demonstrate security platforms for the Mitigating IoT-Based
DDoS Building Block. This notice is the initial step for the National
Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in collaborating with
technology companies to address cybersecurity challenges identified
under the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block. Participation in
the building block is open to all interested organizations.
DATES: Interested parties must contact NIST to request a letter of
interest template to be completed and submitted to NIST. Letters of
interest will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
Collaborative activities will commence as soon as enough completed and
signed letters of interest have been returned to address all the
necessary components and capabilities, but no earlier than January 26,
2018. When the building block has been completed, NIST will post a
notice on the NCCoE Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block website
at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-based-ddos announcing the completion of the building block and
informing the public that it will no longer accept letters of interest
for this building block.
ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway,
Rockville, MD 20850. Letters of interest must be submitted to
[email protected] or via hardcopy to National
Institute of Standards and Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca
Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Organizations whose letters of interest
are accepted in accordance with the process set forth in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice will be asked to sign
a consortium Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA)
with NIST. An NCCoE consortium CRADA template can be found at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/node/138.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Polk, William Haag and Murugiah
Souppaya via email to [email protected]; by
telephone 301-975-0239; or by mail to National Institute of Standards
and Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.
Additional details about the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block
are available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The NCCoE, part of NIST, is a public-private
collaboration for accelerating the widespread adoption of integrated
cybersecurity tools and technologies. The NCCoE brings together experts
from industry, government, and academia under one roof to develop
practical, interoperable cybersecurity approaches that address the
real-world needs of complex Information Technology (IT) systems. By
accelerating dissemination and use of these integrated tools and
technologies for protecting IT assets, the NCCoE will enhance trust in
U.S. IT communications, data, and storage systems; reduce risk for
companies and individuals using IT systems; and encourage development
of innovative, job-creating cybersecurity products and services.
Process: NIST is soliciting responses from all sources of relevant
security capabilities (see below) to enter into a Cooperative Research
and Development Agreement (CRADA) to provide products and technical
expertise to support and demonstrate platforms for the Mitigating IoT-
Based DDoS Building Block. The full building block can be viewed at:
https://nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
Interested parties should contact NIST using the information
provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
NIST will then provide each interested party with a letter of interest
template, which the party must complete, certify that it is accurate,
and submit to NIST. NIST will contact interested parties if there are
questions regarding the responsiveness of the letters of interest to
the building block objective or requirements identified below. NIST
will select participants who have submitted complete letters of
interest on a first come, first served basis within each category of
product components or capabilities listed below up to the
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number of participants in each category necessary to carry out this
building block. However, there may be continuing opportunity to
participate even after initial activity commences. Selected
participants will be required to enter into a consortium CRADA with
NIST (for reference, see ADDRESSES section above). NIST published a
notice in the Federal Register on October 19, 2012 (77 FR 64314)
inviting U.S. companies to enter into a National Cybersecurity
Excellence Partnerships (NCEPs) in furtherance of the NCCoE. For this
demonstration project, NCEP partners will not be given priority for
participation.
Building Block Objective: The building block objective is to
improve the overall security of IoT devices. A detailed description of
the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block is available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
Requirements: Each responding organization's letter of interest
should identify which security platform component(s) or capability(ies)
it is offering. Letters of interest should not include company
proprietary information, and all components and capabilities must be
commercially available. Components are listed in section 3 of the
Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block (for reference, please see the
link in the PROCESS section above) and include, but are not limited to:
Network gateways/routers supporting wired and wireless network
access
Personal computing devices (personal computers, tablets, and
phones)
Business computing devices
Thermostats and temperature sensors in different rooms
Home appliances (refrigerators, washers and dryers, stoves and
microwaves)
Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems
Lighting
Digital video recorders (DVR)
Closed-circuit TV cameras and Webcams
Baby monitors
Smart TVs
Set top boxes
Security cameras
Point of sale devices
Printer/scanners/fax machines
Home assistants (e.g., Alexa)
Each responding organization's letter of interest should identify
how their products address one or more of the following desired
solution characteristics in section 3 of the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS
Building Block (for reference, please see the link in the PROCESS
section above):
IoT device controllers are capable of address assignment
and packet filtering based on routes that can be integrated into home
or enterprise networks;
Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD) controllers are able
to retrieve MUD files from websites using the HTTPS protocol;
MUD controllers are able to provide route filtering
commands for enforcement by routers;
MUD servers at participating websites are capable of
storing and retrieving MUD files and providing device communications
requirements to MUD controllers;
IoT devices are capable of inserting the MUD extension
into address requests when they are powered up;
IoT devices are capable of contacting update servers to
download and apply security patches;
Routers and switches are capable of receiving threat feeds
from cloud-based or infrastructure services like DNS that includes
type, severity, and mitigation for threats; and
Any cryptographic modules employed conform to FIPS 140-2.
Responding organizations need to understand and, in their letters
of interest, commit to provide:
1. Access for all participants' project teams to component
interfaces and the organization's experts necessary to make functional
connections among security platform components.
2. Support for development and demonstration of the Mitigating IoT-
Based DDoS Building Block in NCCoE facilities which will be conducted
in a manner consistent with the following standards and guidance: OMB
Circular A-130; NIST Special Publications 800-40; 800-52; 800-57; 800-
63; 800-147; 800-193; NISTIR 7823; NIST Framework for Improving
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Ongoing Manufacturer Usage
Description (MUD) Standards activities including Manufacturer Usage
Description Specification, MUD Lifecyle: A Network Operator's
Perspective, and MUD Lifecyle: A Manufacturer's Perspective; and RFCs
2131, 2818, 3315, 5280, 5652, and 6020.
Additional details about the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
Block are available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
NIST cannot guarantee that all of the products proposed by
respondents will be used in the demonstration. Each prospective
participant will be expected to work collaboratively with NIST staff
and other project participants under the terms of the consortium CRADA
in the development of the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block.
Prospective participants' contribution to the collaborative effort will
include assistance in establishing the necessary interface
functionality, connection and set-up capabilities and procedures,
demonstration harnesses, environmental and safety conditions for use,
integrated platform user instructions, and demonstration plans and
scripts necessary to demonstrate the desired capabilities. Each
participant will train NIST personnel, as necessary, to operate its
product in capability demonstrations. Following successful
demonstrations, NIST will publish a description of the security
platform and its performance characteristics sufficient to permit other
organizations to develop and deploy security platforms that meet the
security objectives of the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block.
These descriptions will be public information.
Under the terms of the consortium CRADA, NIST will support
development of interfaces among participants' products by providing IT
infrastructure, laboratory facilities, office facilities, collaboration
facilities, and staff support to component composition, security
platform documentation, and demonstration activities.
The dates of the demonstration of the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS
Building Block capability will be announced on the NCCoE website at
least two weeks in advance at https://nccoe.nist.gov/. The expected
outcome of the demonstration is to improve security of IoT devices
within the enterprise. Participating organizations will gain from the
knowledge that their products are interoperable with other
participants' offerings.
For additional information on the NCCoE governance, business
processes, and NCCoE operational structure, visit the NCCoE website
https://nccoe.nist.gov/.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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