NIST welcomes and greatly appreciates comments from readers. For SP 800-70, NIST is especially interested in readers' comments about the following (comments can be sent to checklists@nist.gov):

1. Are the operational environments plus the custom environments sufficiently broad to cover the vast majority of your operational environments? Are the threat statements and general policies sufficiently described? Is there any criterion you would add or remove?
   
2. For potential developers of checklists, is the development criteria, i.e., NIST publications and other checklists, sufficient for building checklists that contain consistent levels of security? Is the criteria too broad and general, or is it too specific so as to potentially exclude certain types of products, or did NIST get it right? NIST has tried to strike a balance between criteria that is too restrictive versus criteria that is overly broad.
   
3. Especially for vendors, is the description of the checklist program participation requirements straightforward and easy to understand? Are there special concerns that NIST has failed to address? Do you wish to participate in the program? Would you use the checklist program logo?
   
4. For potential users, does the document adequately explain how to use checklists? Are the checklist description fields useful? Are there additional checklist description fields you would add?
   
5. Are there subjects or issues that NIST did not address but you think should be included in this publication?

• Special Publication 800-70: Security Configuration Checklists Program for IT Products [PDF, 3200KB, 26-May-2005] (Acrobat Reader Required)

• 26-May-2005 - Final Release
• 12-Aug-2004 - Initial Draft Release
• 13-Aug-2004:
  - Corrected typos in Appendices C and D
• 20-Aug-2004:
  - Corrected unknown reference typo

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