Draft NIST IR 8356 1 Considerations for Digital Twin 2 Technology and Emerging Standards 3 4 Jeffrey Voas 5 Peter Mell 6 Vartan Piroumian 7 8 9 10 11 This publication is available free of charge from: 12 https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8356- draft 13 14 15 16 Draft NISTIR 8356 17 Considerations for Digital Twin 18 Technology and Emerging Standards 19 20 Jeffrey Voas 21 Peter Mell 22 Computer Security Division 23 Information Technology Laboratory 24 25 Vartan Piroumian 26 Independent Consultant 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 This publication is available free of charge from: 34 https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8356- draft 35 36 37 April 2021 38 39 40 41 42 43 U.S. Department of Commerce 44 Gina M. Raimondo , Secretary 45 46 National Institute of Standards and Technology 47 James K. Olthoff , Performing the Non -Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce 48 for Standards and Technology & Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology 49 National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency or Internal Report 8356 50 34 pages ( April 2021 ) 51 This publication is available free of charge from: 52 https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.IR.8356 -draft 53 Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an 54 experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intende d to imply recommendation or 55 endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best 56 available for the purpose. 57 There may be references in this publication to other publications currently under development by NIST in accordance 58 with its assigned statutory responsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, 59 may be used by f ederal agencies even before the completion of such companion publications. Thus, unti l each 60 publication is completed, current requirements, guideline s, and procedures, where they exist, remain operative. For 61 planning and transition purposes, f ederal agencies may wish to closely follow the development of these new 62 publications by NIST. 63 Organizations are encouraged to review all draft publications during public comment periods and provide feedback to 64 NIST. Many NIST cybersecurity publications , ot her than the ones noted above, are available at 65 https://csrc.nist.gov/publications . 66 67 Public comment period: April 16, 2021 through June 16, 2021 68 National Institute of Standards and Technology 69 Attn: Computer Security Division, Information Technology Laboratory 70 100 Bureau Drive (Mail Stop 8930) Gaithersburg, MD 20899 -8930 71 Email: nistir -8356- comments@nist.gov 72 All comments are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 73 74 NISTIR 8356 (DRAFT) CONSIDERATIONS FOR DIGITAL TWIN TECHNOLOGY AND EMERGING STANDARDS ii Reports on Computer Systems Technology 75 The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and 76 Technology (NIST) promotes the U.S. economy and public welfare by providing technical 77 leadership for the Nation’s measurement and standards infrastructure. ITL develops tests, test 78 methods, reference data, proof of concept implementations, and technical analyses to advance the 79 development and productive use of information technology. ITL’s responsibilities include the 80 development of management, administrative, technical, and physical standards and guidelines for 81 the cost -effective security and privacy of other than national s ecurity -related information in f ederal 82 informa tion systems. 83 84 Abstract 85 Digital twin tec hnology enables the creation of electronic representations of real -world entities 86 and the viewing of the state of those entities . Its full