NISTIR 8349: Methodology
for Characterizing Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devices

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has
published for comment a draft NIST Internal Report (NISTIR) 8349: Methodology for Characterizing
Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devices. The public comment
period is open until February 11, 2022.

Securing a network is a complex task made more challenging when
Internet of Things (IoT) devices are connected to it. NISTIR 8349 demonstrates
how to use device characterization techniques and the MUD-PD open source tool to describe the communication
requirements of IoT devices in support of the manufacturer usage description (MUD) project. Manufacturers
and network administrators can use the techniques and tools described in the
report for capturing network communications from IoT devices, analyzing network
captures, and generating MUD files to help ensure IoT devices perform as
intended.

Your Input Matters      

The NCCoE relies on developers, providers, and users of
cybersecurity technology and information to provide input to our cybersecurity
reports and guidance to produce useful and technically correct resources. We
look forward to receiving your comments on this draft report.

Submit comments via email to iot-ddos-nccoe@nist.gov on or before February
11, 2022. You can also help shape and contribute to this project by joining the
loT Community of Interest by sending an email to iot-ddos-nccoe@nist.gov detailing your
interest.