NIST

Jan 1, 0001

Definition

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a U.S. federal agency that develops and promotes measurement standards and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. In the context of cybersecurity, NIST provides guidelines, frameworks, and standards to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risk, such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) and NIST Special Publication 800 series.

Secure Settings Example

# Example of a secure NIST-based policy for access control
access_control_policy:
  version: 1.0
  rules:
    - id: "rule-001"
      description: "Enforce least privilege access"
      action: "allow"
      conditions:
        - "role": "admin"
          "resource": "confidential_data"
          "access_level": "read-write"
    - id: "rule-002"
      description: "Deny access by default"
      action: "deny"

Insecure Settings Example

# Example of an insecure access control policy
access_control_policy:
  version: 1.0
  rules:
    - id: "rule-001"
      description: "Allow all access"
      action: "allow"
      conditions:
        - "role": "*"
          "resource": "*"
          "access_level": "*"