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NIST IR 8349

Methodology for Characterizing Network Behavior of Internet of Things Devices

Date Published: August 2025

Author(s)

Paul Watrobski (NIST), Murugiah Souppaya (NIST), Joshua Klosterman (MITRE), William Barker (Strativia)

Abstract

Keywords

access control; device characterization; Internet of Things (IoT); Manufacturer Usage Description (MUD); network communications
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8349
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Supplemental Material:
Project homepage
MUD-PD open source tool

Document History:
04/01/20: CSWP 12 (Draft)
01/11/22: IR 8349 (Draft)
08/28/25: IR 8349 (Final)