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National Information Assurance Partnership

National Information Assurance Partnership is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand National Information Assurance Partnership rather than just read about it. In short: The National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) is a United States government initiative to meet the security testing needs of both information technology consumers and producers that is operated by the National Security Agency (NSA), and was originally a joint effort between NSA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Purpose The long-term goal of NIAP is to help increase the level of t…

Key takeaways

National Information Assurance Partnership belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect National Information Assurance Partnership to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of National Information Assurance Partnership from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) is a United States government initiative to meet the security testing needs of both information technology consumers and producers that is operated by the National Security Agency (NSA), and was originally a joint effort between NSA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Purpose The long-term goal of NIAP is to help increase the level of trust consumers have in their information systems and networks through the use of cost-effective security testing, evaluation, and validation programs. In meeting this goal, NIAP seeks to:

Promote the development and use of evaluated IT products and systems Champion the development and use of national and international standards for IT security Common Criteria Foster research and development in IT security requirements definition, test methods, tools, techniques, and assurance metrics Support a framework for international recognition and acceptance of IT security testing and evaluation results Facilitate the development and growth of a commercial security testing industry within the U.S.

Services Product / System Configuration Guidance Product and Protection Profile Evaluation Consistency Instruction Manuals

NIAP Validation Body The principal objective of the NIAP Validation Body is to ensure the provision of competent IT security evaluation and validation services for both government and industry. The Validation Body has the ultimate responsibility for the operation of the CCEVS in accordance with its policies and procedures, and where appropriate: interpret and amend those policies and procedures. The NSA is responsible for providing sufficient resources to the Validation Body so that it may carry out its responsibilities. The Validation Body is led by a Director and Deputy Director selected by NSA management. The Director of the Validation Body reports to the NIAP Director for administrative and budgetary matters and to NSA certificate-issuing authorities for CCEVS related operational matters. In general, the Director and Deputy Director serve a two-year term of service. This term of service may be extended at the discretion of NSA management. There are also a significant number of technical and administrative support personnel required to provide a full range of validation services for the sponsors of evaluations and the Common Criteria Testing Laboratories (CCTL). These personnel include validators, technical experts in various technology cells, and senior members of the technical staff and the IT security community on the oversight board. The Validation Body ensures that appropriate mechanisms are in place to protect the interests of all parties within the CCEVS participating in the process of IT security evaluation. Any dispute brought forth by a participating party, (i.e., sponsor of an evaluation, product or Protection Profile developer or CCTL), concerning the operation of the CCEVS or any of its associated activities shall be referred to the Validation Body for resolution. In disputes involving the Validation Body, NSA management will attempt to resolve the dispute through procedures agreed upon by the two organizations.

External links NIAP official site NIAP Consistency Instruction Manuals

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with National Information Assurance Partnership

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what National Information Assurance Partnership claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to National Information Assurance Partnership before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about National Information Assurance Partnership ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of National Information Assurance Partnership

In research: National Information Assurance Partnership appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses National Information Assurance Partnership in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: National Information Assurance Partnership is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Crime prevention, Data security, National Security Agency, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for National Information Assurance Partnership outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study National Information Assurance Partnership in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what National Information Assurance Partnership means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is National Information Assurance Partnership in simple terms?

Why does National Information Assurance Partnership matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study National Information Assurance Partnership?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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