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NIST IR 8356 — Security and Trust Considerations for Digital Twin Technology
Source scope
Final NIST report on digital-twin characteristics, expected uses, cyber-security challenges, and trust considerations. It does not certify a twin as faithful to a real facility.
Publisher, edition, and currentness
| Publisher | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
|---|---|
| Claim status | CURRENT TECHNICAL STANDARD |
| Version or edition | NIST IR 8356 |
| Publication status | FINAL |
| Publication date | 2025-02-14 |
| Official location | https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8356/final |
| K03 revalidated | 2026-08-15T23:30:00Z |
| Currentness assessment | Point-in-time review performed on 2026-08-15 against the cited official or first-party publication location. There is no public runtime monitor and no live-host observation. A reviewed publication does not decide facility applicability, legal interpretation, compliance, licensing, operational authority, or later currentness. |
| Superseded by | No successor is assigned in the current source catalog. |
Claim-level support
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| Section | Proposition supported in this corpus | Official location |
|---|---|---|
| Abstract and trust scope | Digital twins represent real-world entities and introduce both traditional and novel cybersecurity and trust considerations. | Official section |
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