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: 2004-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively elaborates on information security theory, divided into five parts: Cryptography, Authentication, Standards, Email, and Other Security Mechanisms.
Part 1 explains the fundamental principles of cryptographic algorithms and various classical and modern encryption algorithms.
Part 2 introduces how to prove identity in a network, the challenges people may encounter when proving their identity to devices, the details of authentication handshake protocols, and the potential flaws of these protocols.
Part 3 discusses a series of security protocols (such as Kerberos, IPSec, and SSL) and some standards of PKI.
Part 4 addresses several issues in email security, lists several security features related to email, and describes the specific implementation methods of these features.
Part 5 covers firewalls, security issues of various operating systems, the protocols involved in browsing websites, and a summary of security best practices.
This book provides exercises at the end of each chapter and a large number of references at the end. Starting from daily applications, it explains profound theories in an 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.