Applied Cryptography

Author: Yang Yixian/Niu Xinxin (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The core of information security is cryptography, and applied cryptography is fundamental knowledge that all personnel in the field of information security applications must understand. As a graduate textbook for related majors, this book provides an in-depth and systematic description of encryption knowledge, including cryptography fundamentals, Data Encryption Standard (DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), typical block encryption algorithms, hardware and software implementation of RSA cryptography, high-speed encryption cards, stream cipher sources, stream cipher design, and stream cipher strength evaluation. It also covers authentication knowledge such as digital signature basics, proxy signatures, PKI, WPKI system password authentication, identity authentication, access control, and key management, as well as application knowledge including an introduction to electronic payment, electronic check systems, fair electronic payment, VPN, and IPSec protocols. The book thoroughly analyzes related cryptographic applications through multiple practical systems. This graduate textbook is comprehensive, covering both the fundamental theories of cryptography and key technologies of applied cryptography, along with current popular practical case studies. The book is richly illustrated, with fluent and rigorous text, and includes many internationalnew developments and trends in applied cryptography. Although originally intended as a textbook for graduate students in related fields such as communication, computer science, information security, and cryptography, this book is also widely applicable to researchers and engineering technicians in fields such as information processing, communication security, and computer science.