E-commerce Security Basics

Author: Zhong Ming
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book provides an in-depth introduction and overview of basic security issues and solutions related to e-commerce applications. Part 1 introduces basic information security services and the cryptographic techniques used to implement these services. Part 2 discusses in detail the specific security requirements of electronic payment systems. The electronic payment systems described in this part provide a means for secure currency exchange between users and merchants. The focus of this section is not on an overview of payment systems but rather on the principles of payment system security technologies. Part 3 analyzes the infrastructure for exchanging information from a security perspective, i.e., communication networks. This section's analysis is based on describing various protocols and their security characteristics, with particular emphasis on protocols applied to the Internet. Part 4 examines security issues related to the Web, including both the security issues of the Web itself (as a client/server) and the security issues of new technologies on the Web. This section provides an overview of these security issues and Web-based e-commerce architectures. Finally, Part 5 discusses security issues in mobile technologies, including mobile agents in trial stages, mobile commerce security, and security concepts of smart cards. This book is intended for all IT professionals interested in e-commerce security, as well as technical personnel with some foundational knowledge. It can be used as a textbook and reference for university students and teachers in related fields, or as a training manual for technical personnel.