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National Software Reference Library (NSRL) Reference Data Set (RDS) - NIST Special Database 28
The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) collects software from various sources and incorporates file profiles computed from this software into a Reference Data Set (RDS) of information. The RDS can be used by law enforcement, government, and industry organizations to review files on a computer by matching file profiles in the RDS. This alleviates much of the effort involved in determining which files are important as evidence on computers or file systems that have been seized as part of criminal investigations. The RDS is a collection of digital signatures of known, traceable software applications. There are application hash values in the hash set which may be considered malicious, i.e. steganography tools and hacking scripts. There are no hash values of illicit data, i.e. child abuse images.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P3M |
| bureauCode |
[
"006:55"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Douglas R. White",
"hasEmail": "mailto:douglas.white@nist.gov"
}
|
| describedBy | https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/data-formats-of-the-nsrl-reference-data-set-16_0.pdf |
| description | The National Software Reference Library (NSRL) collects software from various sources and incorporates file profiles computed from this software into a Reference Data Set (RDS) of information. The RDS can be used by law enforcement, government, and industry organizations to review files on a computer by matching file profiles in the RDS. This alleviates much of the effort involved in determining which files are important as evidence on computers or file systems that have been seized as part of criminal investigations. The RDS is a collection of digital signatures of known, traceable software applications. There are application hash values in the hash set which may be considered malicious, i.e. steganography tools and hacking scripts. There are no hash values of illicit data, i.e. child abuse images. |
| distribution |
[
{
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.18434/M3695G"
},
{
"title": "National Software Reference Library",
"format": "NSRL main page",
"accessURL": "https://www.nist.gov/software-quality-group/national-software-reference-library-nsrl"
}
]
|
| identifier | FF429BC178698B3EE0431A570681E858216 |
| keyword |
[
"Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory",
"Federal Bureau of Investigation",
"KFF",
"National Institute of Justice",
"National Software Reference Library",
"OLES",
"US Customs Services",
"computer crimes",
"computer forensics",
"crimes",
"cyber crimes",
"file profiles",
"finger print software",
"fingerprints",
"graphics",
"hash keeper",
"hashes",
"investigations",
"known file filters",
"law enforcement",
"profiles",
"reference data set",
"softwares"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.nist.gov/od/id/FF429BC178698B3EE0431A570681E858216 |
| language |
[
"en"
]
|
| license | https://www.nist.gov/open/license |
| modified | 2021-12-03 00:00:00 |
| programCode |
[
"006:052"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"https://www.nist.gov/software-quality-group/national-software-reference-library-nsrl"
]
|
| rights | This is a paid resource. It is an annual subscription with quarterly releases and can be ordered online at https://www.nist.gov/srd/nist-special-database-28 |
| theme |
[
"Forensics:Digital and multimedia evidence"
]
|
| title | National Software Reference Library (NSRL) Reference Data Set (RDS) - NIST Special Database 28 |
