82 FR 61263 - National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Mitigating Internet of Things (IoT) Based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Building Block

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-27870

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.

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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: http://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 http://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 
http://nccoe.nist.gov/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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is likely the S&T Committee will take DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NCCoE consortium CRADA template
comments at the 2018 NCWM Interim can be found at: http://nccoe.nist.gov/
Meeting on these two groups of items at National Institute of Standards and node/138.
the same time. These two groups of Technology FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
items are intended to: (1) Make clear the [Docket No. 171115999–7999–01] Polk, William Haag and Murugiah
qualifying conditions in which a Souppaya via email to mitigating-iot-
standard intended for use in testing (i.e., National Cybersecurity Center of based-ddos-nccoe@nist.gov; by
evaluating the performance of) a Excellence (NCCoE) Mitigating Internet telephone 301–975–0239; or by mail to
commercial weighing or measuring of Things (IoT) Based Distributed National Institute of Standards and
device or system can be used to conduct Denial of Service (DDoS) Building Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca
an official test; and (2) harmonize the Block Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.
terminology used to identify a suitable Additional details about the Mitigating
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards IoT-Based DDoS Building Block are
test standard in each of the Handbook and Technology, Department of
44 codes. available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
Commerce. projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-
NCWM L&R Committee ACTION: Notice. based-ddos.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The following items are proposals to SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Background: The NCCoE, part of
amend NIST Handbook 130 or NIST Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST, is a public-private collaboration
Handbook 133: invites organizations to provide
for accelerating the widespread
products and technical expertise to
NIST Handbook 130—Section on adoption of integrated cybersecurity
support and demonstrate security
Uniform Regulation for the Method of tools and technologies. The NCCoE
platforms for the Mitigating IoT-Based
Sale of Commodities brings together experts from industry,
DDoS Building Block. This notice is the
government, and academia under one
Item MOS–10 Section 2.XX. Pet Treats initial step for the National
roof to develop practical, interoperable
or Chews Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
cybersecurity approaches that address
(NCCoE) in collaborating with
the real-world needs of complex
The L&R Committee is recommending technology companies to address
Information Technology (IT) systems.
adoption of a uniform method of sale for cybersecurity challenges identified
By accelerating dissemination and use
Pet Treats or Chews. If adopted, the under the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS
of these integrated tools and
proposal will require sellers to follow Building Block. Participation in the
technologies for protecting IT assets, the
labeling guidance under the Food and building block is open to all interested
NCCoE will enhance trust in U.S. IT
Drug Administration and 21 CFR 501, organizations.
communications, data, and storage
which defines these types of products DATES: Interested parties must contact systems; reduce risk for companies and
that shall be sold by weight. This will NIST to request a letter of interest individuals using IT systems; and
also allow consumers to make a value template to be completed and submitted encourage development of innovative,
comparison for similar like items. to NIST. Letters of interest will be job-creating cybersecurity products and
accepted on a first come, first served services.
NIST Handbook 133—‘‘Checking the basis. Collaborative activities will Process: NIST is soliciting responses
Net Contents of Packaged Goods’’ commence as soon as enough completed from all sources of relevant security
and signed letters of interest have been capabilities (see below) to enter into a
Item NET–4 Section 4.XX. Plywood and
returned to address all the necessary Cooperative Research and Development
Wood-Based Structural Panels
components and capabilities, but no Agreement (CRADA) to provide
Currently, there is no test procedure earlier than January 26, 2018. When the products and technical expertise to
in NIST Handbook 133 for Plywood and building block has been completed, support and demonstrate platforms for
Wood-Based Structural Panels. This NIST will post a notice on the NCCoE the Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
item will provide a test procedure for Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building Block. The full building block can be
these products that follows good Block website at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/ viewed at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/
measuring practices for products sold by projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot- projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot-
based-ddos announcing the completion based-ddos.
linear measure. The L&R Committee is
of the building block and informing the Interested parties should contact NIST
seeking further comment and is
public that it will no longer accept using the information provided in the
recommending this test procedure be letters of interest for this building block. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
considered for addition to the
ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at section of this notice. NIST will then
handbook.
9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, provide each interested party with a
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b). MD 20850. Letters of interest must be letter of interest template, which the
Kevin Kimball, submitted to mitigating-iot-based-ddos- party must complete, certify that it is
nccoe@nist.gov or via hardcopy to accurate, and submit to NIST. NIST will
NIST Chief of Staff.
National Institute of Standards and contact interested parties if there are
[FR Doc. 2017–27890 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca questions regarding the responsiveness
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. of the letters of interest to the building
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Organizations whose letters of interest block objective or requirements
are accepted in accordance with the identified below. NIST will select
process set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY participants who have submitted
INFORMATION section of this notice will complete letters of interest on a first
be asked to sign a consortium come, first served basis within each
Cooperative Research and Development category of product components or
Agreement (CRADA) with NIST. An capabilities listed below up to the

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number of participants in each category Block (for reference, please see the link terms of the consortium CRADA in the
necessary to carry out this building in the PROCESS section above): development of the Mitigating IoT-
block. However, there may be • IoT device controllers are capable of Based DDoS Building Block. Prospective
continuing opportunity to participate address assignment and packet filtering participants’ contribution to the
even after initial activity commences. based on routes that can be integrated collaborative effort will include
Selected participants will be required to into home or enterprise networks; assistance in establishing the necessary
enter into a consortium CRADA with • Manufacturer Usage Description interface functionality, connection and
NIST (for reference, see ADDRESSES (MUD) controllers are able to retrieve set-up capabilities and procedures,
section above). NIST published a notice MUD files from websites using the
demonstration harnesses, environmental
in the Federal Register on October 19, HTTPS protocol;
• MUD controllers are able to provide and safety conditions for use, integrated
2012 (77 FR 64314) inviting U.S. platform user instructions, and
companies to enter into a National route filtering commands for
enforcement by routers; demonstration plans and scripts
Cybersecurity Excellence Partnerships
• MUD servers at participating necessary to demonstrate the desired
(NCEPs) in furtherance of the NCCoE.
websites are capable of storing and capabilities. Each participant will train
For this demonstration project, NCEP
partners will not be given priority for retrieving MUD files and providing NIST personnel, as necessary, to operate
participation. device communications requirements to its product in capability
Building Block Objective: The MUD controllers; demonstrations. Following successful
building block objective is to improve • IoT devices are capable of inserting demonstrations, NIST will publish a
the overall security of IoT devices. A the MUD extension into address description of the security platform and
detailed description of the Mitigating requests when they are powered up; its performance characteristics sufficient
IoT-Based DDoS Building Block is • IoT devices are capable of to permit other organizations to develop
available at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/ contacting update servers to download and deploy security platforms that meet
projects/building-blocks/mitigating-iot- and apply security patches; the security objectives of the Mitigating
based-ddos. • Routers and switches are capable of IoT-Based DDoS Building Block. These
Requirements: Each responding receiving threat feeds from cloud-based descriptions will be public information.
organization’s letter of interest should or infrastructure services like DNS that
includes type, severity, and mitigation Under the terms of the consortium
identify which security platform CRADA, NIST will support
component(s) or capability(ies) it is for threats; and
• Any cryptographic modules development of interfaces among
offering. Letters of interest should not participants’ products by providing IT
employed conform to FIPS 140–2.
include company proprietary
Responding organizations need to infrastructure, laboratory facilities,
information, and all components and
understand and, in their letters of office facilities, collaboration facilities,
capabilities must be commercially
interest, commit to provide: and staff support to component
available. Components are listed in 1. Access for all participants’ project
section 3 of the Mitigating IoT-Based composition, security platform
teams to component interfaces and the documentation, and demonstration
DDoS Building Block (for reference, organization’s experts necessary to make
please see the link in the PROCESS activities.
functional connections among security
section above) and include, but are not platform components. The dates of the demonstration of the
limited to: 2. Support for development and Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
• Network gateways/routers supporting demonstration of the Mitigating IoT- Block capability will be announced on
wired and wireless network access Based DDoS Building Block in NCCoE the NCCoE website at least two weeks
• Personal computing devices (personal facilities which will be conducted in a in advance at http://nccoe.nist.gov/. The
computers, tablets, and phones) manner consistent with the following expected outcome of the demonstration
• Business computing devices standards and guidance: OMB Circular is to improve security of IoT devices
• Thermostats and temperature sensors A–130; NIST Special Publications 800– within the enterprise. Participating
in different rooms 40; 800–52; 800–57; 800–63; 800–147; organizations will gain from the
• Home appliances (refrigerators, 800–193; NISTIR 7823; NIST knowledge that their products are
washers and dryers, stoves and Framework for Improving Critical interoperable with other participants’
microwaves) Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Ongoing offerings.
• Heating ventilation and air Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD)
conditioning (HVAC) systems For additional information on the
Standards activities including
• Lighting NCCoE governance, business processes,
Manufacturer Usage Description
• Digital video recorders (DVR) and NCCoE operational structure, visit
Specification, MUD Lifecyle: A Network
• Closed-circuit TV cameras and Operator’s Perspective, and MUD
the NCCoE website http://
Webcams Lifecyle: A Manufacturer’s Perspective; nccoe.nist.gov/.
• Baby monitors and RFCs 2131, 2818, 3315, 5280, 5652, Kevin Kimball,
• Smart TVs and 6020. NIST Chief of Staff.
• Set top boxes Additional details about the
• Security cameras Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building
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• Home assistants (e.g., Alexa) mitigating-iot-based-ddos.
Each responding organization’s letter NIST cannot guarantee that all of the
of interest should identify how their products proposed by respondents will
products address one or more of the be used in the demonstration. Each
following desired solution prospective participant will be expected
characteristics in section 3 of the to work collaboratively with NIST staff
Mitigating IoT-Based DDoS Building and other project participants under the

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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
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.
FR Citation		82 FR 61263

82 FR 61263 - National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Mitigating Internet of Things (IoT) Based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Building Block

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