Communication Network Security—Theory and Technology

Author: Liu Jianwei
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: The Security of Communication Networks—Theory and Technology This book studies and discusses the theory and technology of communication network security. The first chapter introduces an overview of communication network security, while the remaining chapters are divided into three parts. Part I, Chapters 2–5, introduces the fundamentals of cryptography, including classical ciphers, information theory, computational complexity, stream ciphers, block ciphers, and public-key cryptography, as well as some new cryptographic systems. Part II, Chapters 6–9, covers authentication theory and technology, including authentication, authentication codes, hash functions, digital signatures, identification, and the theory and algorithms of authentication and protocols. Part III, Chapters 10–13, discusses communication network security technologies, including the basics of network security, network encryption methods and key management, security and management techniques for practical systems. Mathematical foundations required for each chapter are provided at the end of the relevant chapters. At the end of the book, some important information security technology standards and related references are given. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in relevant fields, as well as a reference for communication engineers and computer network engineers.