National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program:

Abstract

Information and communication technology (ICT) domains – such as cybersecurity, privacy, and Internet of Things (IoT) – have many requirements and recommendations made by national and international standards, guidelines, frameworks, and regulations. An Online Informative Reference (OLIR) provides a standardized expression of the relationships between concepts in such documents. OLIRs provide a consistent and authoritative way of specifying relationships that can be used by both humans and automation. The National OLIR Program is a NIST effort to encourage and facilitate subject matter experts in defining OLIRs and to provide a centralized location for displaying and comparing OLIRs. This report provides an overview of the National OLIR Program, explains the basics of OLIRs and the benefits they can provide, and shows how anyone can access and use OLIRs.

National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program:

“…Before reading this document, OLIR Developers should first read NIST IR 8278, Revision 1, National Online Informative References (OLIR) Program: Overview, Benefits, and Use [2]. NIST IR 8278, Rev.…”

“…The Developer fills out the downloaded OLIR Template and General Information Template, following the instructions and guidance in Section 3 of this publication. 2 The Developer must use the NIST-provided OLIRVal tool 3 to ensure that the completed OLIR Template conforms to the specifications in this publication.…”

“…The following are definitions of key terms from NIST Interagency or Internal Report (IR) 8278, Revision 1 [2] that are also used in this document:…”

“…In the original OLIR version, the General Information fields were on a separate tab within the OLIR Template spreadsheets. They have been moved into a separate template primarily so that changes to the General Information fields do not require resubmitting the OLIR crosswalk or mapping 2. The OLIR Templates are available at https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/olir/focal-document-templates 3.…”