Understanding and applying cryptography and data security. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Adam J. Elbirt.
• Other Names: Elbirt, Adam J
• Contents: Introduction; A Brief History of Cryptography and Data Security; Cryptography and Data Security in the Modern World; Existing Texts; Book Organization Symmetric-Key Cryptography ; Cryptosystem Overview; The Modulo Operator; Greatest Common Divisor; The Ring Z m; Homework Problems Symmetric-Key Cryptography: Substitution Ciphers ; Basic Cryptanalysis; Shift Ciphers; Affine Ciphers; Homework Problems Symmetric-Key Cryptography: Stream Ciphers; Random Numbers; The One-Time Pad; Key Stream Generators; Real-World Applications; Homework Problems Symmetric-Key Cryptography: Block Ciphers ; The Data Encryption Standard; The Advanced Encryption Standard Public-Key Cryptography ; Issues with Symmetric-Key Cryptosystems; Public-Key Cryptosystem Overview; One-Way Functions ; The Euclidean Algorithm; The Extended Euclidean Algorithm; Euler’s Phi Function; Euler’s Theorem; Fermat’s Little Theorem; Homework Problems Public-Key Cryptography: RSA; Cryptosystem; Efficient Implementation; Attacks; Homework Problems Public-Key Cryptography: Discrete Logarithms ; Cyclic Groups; The Discrete Logarithm Problem; Diffie–Hellman Key Agreement Protocol; Efficient Implementation; ElGamal Encryption; Attacks; Homework Problems Public-Key Cryptography: Elliptic Curves ; Cryptosystem; Diffie–Hellman Key Agreement Protocol; Efficient Implementation; Menezes–Vanstone Encryption; Attacks; Homework Problems Cryptographic Components; Digital Signatures; Hash Functions; Message Authentication Codes Cryptographic Protocols ; Security Services; Key Establishment; Applications; Homework Problems References Index
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, Fl : Auerbach Publications
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.8; Computer security; Cryptography; COMPUTERS / Security / General; Computer security; Cryptography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420061611; 1420061615
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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