E-commerce Security and Confidentiality - (2nd Edition)

Author: Qi Ming, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book is a revised version of the same title textbook, developed on the basis of five years of usage. While maintaining the original basic structure, it incorporates many new theories, technologies, and case studies in the development of e-commerce security. The book systematically introduces the fundamental theories and practical techniques of e-commerce security, providing both concise overviews of cutting-edge research findings at home and abroad, as well as detailed coverage of essential security and confidentiality knowledge urgently needed in e-commerce. The book is divided into 18 chapters, covering a broad range of topics, including: the current status and trends of e-commerce security, information theory and mathematical foundations, information encryption technology and applications, digital signature technology and applications, identity authentication and access control, key management and PKI systems, WWW and web service security, firewall construction and selection, the generation and prevention of computer viruses, secure communication protocols and transaction protocols, network attacks and defenses, information hiding and digital watermarking, email security protocols and system design, mobile communication system security, anti-computer crime and online copyright protection, comprehensive protection methods for computer software, system evaluation criteria and security strategies, and the security protection system for computer information systems. The exercises in this book are divided into three types: review questions, thought-provoking questions, and online research questions. These exercises allow instructors to flexibly adjust the difficulty and depth of the assignments based on students' backgrounds and needs. At the same time, they help students quickly identify relevant hot topics and research topics in academic research, technological development, and entrepreneurship after mastering the basic knowledge points. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate or graduate students majoring in e-commerce, logistics engineering and management, economic information management, computer science and technology, communication engineering, and related fields. It is also suitable for researchers and developers engaged in e-commerce research and application.