Cybersecurity - Secret Communication in the Public World (Second Edition)

Author: Kaufman et al. (USA), translated by Xu Jianzhuo et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book comprehensively elaborates on information security theory, divided into five parts: Cryptography, Authentication, Standards, Email, and Other Security Mechanisms.
Part I explains the fundamental principles of cryptographic algorithms and various classical and modern encryption algorithms.
Part II introduces how to prove identity in networks, the challenges people may encounter when proving their identity to devices, the details of authentication handshake protocols, and the potential multiple defects of these protocols.
Part III discusses a series of security protocols (such as Kerberos, IPSec, and SSL) and some standards of PKI.
Part IV covers several issues in email security, lists several security features related to email, and describes the specific implementation methods of these features.
Part V introduces firewalls, security issues of various operating systems, the protocols involved in browsing websites, and a summary of security best practices.
This book provides post-chapter exercises and a large number of references at the end. Starting from daily applications, it explains profound theories in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. Combined with the vivid and humorous writing style of the original author, it is truly unique. This book can serve as a teaching material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in relevant majors, as well as a reference for professionals in related fields.