National Institute of Standards and Technology
   February 23, 2009
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Welcome to the SRM Order Request System

The NIST Standard Reference Materials website has recently been moved to a new, more secure server environment. The new URL for the site is:

https://www-s.nist.gov/srmors

Please bookmark the new link and if you are having problems accessing the site, please follow the steps below:



If you are using Mozilla Firefox
  1. You must have the most current version – 3.0.5
  2. You must enable SSL 3.0
  3. You must enable TLS 1.0

To enable SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 in Firefox
  1. Go to Tools – Options – Advanced
  2. Click the encryption tab
  3. Under Protocols, ensure that both boxes are checked
      If you are unable to modify these settings, you may access the site at this temporary link until August 30, 2009.


If you are using Internet Explorer
  1. You must have the most current version – IE 6.0 or IE 7.0
  2. You must enable SSL 3.0
  3. You must enable TLS 1.0

To enable SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 in Internet Explorer
  1. Go to Tools – Internet Options – Advanced
  2. Scroll down to security
  3. Ensure that both SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 are checked
      If you are unable to modify these settings, you may access the site at this temporary link until August 30, 2009.




NIST is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Date created: 3/10/2002
Last updated: 1/26/2009
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