NIST SP 800-115
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NIST SP 800-115 is a National Institute of Standards and Technology guideline that provides a technical framework and best practices for conducting information security testing and assessments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NIST SP 800-115 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5562066 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-115 Context triple: [Special Publications, hasPart, NIST SP 800-115]
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A.
NIST SP 800-67
NIST SP 800-67 is a NIST Special Publication that provides technical guidance and recommendations for the use and implementation of the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA/3DES) in federal information systems.
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B.
NIST SP 800 series
The NIST SP 800 series is a collection of special publications from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology that provide guidelines, recommendations, and technical specifications for information security and risk management.
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C.
NIST SP 800-56C
NIST SP 800-56C is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for key derivation methods in key-establishment schemes used in cryptographic systems.
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D.
NIST SP 800-56B
NIST SP 800-56B is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for cryptographic key establishment using RSA-based key transport and key agreement schemes.
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E.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIST SP 800-115 Target entity description: NIST SP 800-115 is a National Institute of Standards and Technology guideline that provides a technical framework and best practices for conducting information security testing and assessments.
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A.
NIST SP 800-67
NIST SP 800-67 is a NIST Special Publication that provides technical guidance and recommendations for the use and implementation of the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA/3DES) in federal information systems.
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B.
NIST SP 800 series
The NIST SP 800 series is a collection of special publications from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology that provide guidelines, recommendations, and technical specifications for information security and risk management.
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C.
NIST SP 800-56C
NIST SP 800-56C is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for key derivation methods in key-establishment schemes used in cryptographic systems.
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D.
NIST SP 800-56B
NIST SP 800-56B is a NIST Special Publication that provides recommendations for cryptographic key establishment using RSA-based key transport and key agreement schemes.
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E.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NIST Special Publication
ⓘ
information security guideline ⓘ technical guide ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal information systems
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organizational information systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| covers |
application security testing
ⓘ
file integrity checking ⓘ log review ⓘ network scanning ⓘ password cracking ⓘ social engineering testing ⓘ virus detection ⓘ vulnerability scanning ⓘ war dialing ⓘ war driving ⓘ wireless security testing ⓘ |
| defines |
roles and responsibilities in security testing
ⓘ
security test process phases ⓘ types of security testing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
information security testing
ⓘ
penetration testing ⓘ security assessment ⓘ security test execution ⓘ security test planning ⓘ security test reporting ⓘ vulnerability assessment ⓘ |
| objective |
improve effectiveness of security assessments
ⓘ
standardize security testing approaches ⓘ support organizations in planning security assessments ⓘ |
| provides |
best practices for information security testing
ⓘ
guidance on conducting security tests ⓘ guidance on planning security tests ⓘ guidance on post-testing activities ⓘ technical framework for security testing ⓘ |
| publisher | National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NIST Risk Management Framework
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NIST SP 800-30 ⓘ NIST SP 800-37 ⓘ NIST SP 800-53 ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
IT auditors
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information security managers ⓘ security practitioners ⓘ system owners ⓘ |
| title | Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
designing security test programs
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improving organizational security posture ⓘ supporting certification and accreditation ⓘ supporting risk assessments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NIST SP 800-115 Description of subject: NIST SP 800-115 is a National Institute of Standards and Technology guideline that provides a technical framework and best practices for conducting information security testing and assessments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.