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The '''National Software Reference Library''' (NSRL), is a project of the [[National Institute of Standards and Technology]] (NIST) which maintains a repository of known software, file profiles and file signatures for use by law enforcement and other organizations involved with computer forensic investigations. The project is supported by the [[United States Department of Justice]]'s [[National Institute of Justice]], the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI), [[Defense Computer Forensics Laboratory]] (DCFL), the [[U.S. Customs Service]], software vendors, and state and local law enforcement.<ref name=NSRL-RDS>{{cite web|title=NIST Special Database 28 (RDS)|url=http://www.nist.gov/srd/nistsd28.cfm|work=National Software Reference Library (NSRL)|publisher=[[National Institute of Standards and Technology]]|accessdate=7 April 2012}}</ref> It also provides a research environment for computational analysis of large sets of files.<ref>{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Doug|last2=Owens|first2=Trevor|title=Life-Saving: The National Software Reference Library|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/digitalpreservation/2012/05/life-saving-the-national-software-reference-library/|website=The Signal: The Library of Congress Digital Preservation Blog|publisher=The Library of Congress|accessdate=16 January 2016|date=May 4, 2012}}</ref>
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