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Book Synopsis
Security is the number one concern for businesses worldwide. The gold standard for attaining security is cryptography because it provides the most reliable tools for storing or transmitting digital information.

Table of Contents
Preface.

1. Our Design Philosophy.

2. The Context of Cryptography.

3. Introduction to Cryptography.

I Message Security.

4. Block Ciphers.

5. Block Cipher Modes.

6. Hash Functions.

7. Message Authentication Codes.

8. The Secure Channel.

9. Implementation. Issues (I).

II Key Negotiation.

10. Generating Randomness.

11. Primes.

12. Diffie-Hellman.

13. RSA.

14. Introduction to Cryptographic Protocols.

15. Negotiation Protocol.

16. Implementation Issues.

III Key Management.

17. The Clock.

18. Key Servers.

19. The Dream of PKI.

20. PKI Reality.

21. PKI Practicalities.

22. Storing Secrets.

IV Miscellaneous.

23. Standards.

24. Patents.

25. Involving Experts.

Acknowledgments.

Bibliography.

Index.

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 15 April 2003
      ISBN-13 9780471223573
      978-0471223573
      ISBN-10 0471223573
      Also in:
      Computing Data encryption Privacy and data protection

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Security is the number one concern for businesses worldwide. The gold standard for attaining security is cryptography because it provides the most reliable tools for storing or transmitting digital information.

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      1. Our Design Philosophy.

      2. The Context of Cryptography.

      3. Introduction to Cryptography.

      I Message Security.

      4. Block Ciphers.

      5. Block Cipher Modes.

      6. Hash Functions.

      7. Message Authentication Codes.

      8. The Secure Channel.

      9. Implementation. Issues (I).

      II Key Negotiation.

      10. Generating Randomness.

      11. Primes.

      12. Diffie-Hellman.

      13. RSA.

      14. Introduction to Cryptographic Protocols.

      15. Negotiation Protocol.

      16. Implementation Issues.

      III Key Management.

      17. The Clock.

      18. Key Servers.

      19. The Dream of PKI.

      20. PKI Reality.

      21. PKI Practicalities.

      22. Storing Secrets.

      IV Miscellaneous.

      23. Standards.

      24. Patents.

      25. Involving Experts.

      Acknowledgments.

      Bibliography.

      Index.

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