Cryptography and Network Security

Author: [IN] Atul Kahate Qiu Zhongpan
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book clearly and concisely introduces the basic concepts and practical issues of cryptography and network security. It explores encryption, decryption, symmetric and asymmetric keys, and provides a detailed analysis and explanation of various major cryptographic algorithms, including the Data Encryption Standard (DES), the International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA), RC5, Blowfish, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), RSA, the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), etc. It also discusses firewall and Virtual Private Network (VPN) technologies primarily used by organizations, digital certificates, digital signatures, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and XML security, as well as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (SHTTP), Secure Electronic Transaction (SET), 3D Secure, PGP, PEM, S/MIME, etc. In the context of wireless security, it examines technologies such as WAP, GSM, 3G authentication, and Single Sign-On (SSO). The book also introduces case studies on Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and online banking transactions. At the end of each chapter, multiple-choice questions, review questions, and programming exercises are provided. This book is not only beneficial for popularizing network security knowledge among IT professionals and enhancing the security awareness of general users but also serves as an excellent reference for undergraduate and graduate students.