Bestselling and bargain books: Cryptography
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Books -> Cryptography
Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice
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by:
Mao, Wenbo
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Publisher:
Prentice Hall PTR
Published: July 25, 2003
ISBN: 0130669431
Format:Hardcover
Pages:740
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Book Description
From Book News, Inc.
Offers alternative cryptographic algorithms, schemes, and protocols that go beyond the standard direct encryption of a password under a basic public key encryption algorithm commonly used for network security. Mao (Hewlitt-Packard)
describes the attacking tricks used by hackers and suggests prevention measures that employ symmetric encryption schemes, asymmetric techniques, data integrity techniques, authentication protocol systems, and zero-knowledge protocols. The mathematical
theorems and algorithms relevant to the theoretical foundations of cryptography are also reviewed.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
From the Back Cover
"This book would be a good addition to any cryptographer's bookshelf. The book is
self-contained; it presents all the background material to understand an algorithm and all the development to prove its security. I'm not aware of another book that's as complete as this one."
--Christian Paquin, Cryptographic/Security Developer,
Silanis Technology Inc. "The book is both complete, and extraordinarily technically accurate. It would certainly be a useful addition to any cryptographer's or crypto-engineer's library."
--Marcus Leech, Advisor, Security Architecture and
Planning, Nortel Networks Build more secure crypto systems--and prove their trustworthiness Modern Cryptography is the indispensable resource for every technical professional who needs to implement strong security in real-world applications.
Leading HP security expert Wenbo Mao explains why "textbook" crypto schemes, protocols, and systems are profoundly vulnerable by revealing real-world-scenario attacks. Next, he shows how to realize cryptographic systems and protocols that are
truly "fit for application"--and formally demonstrates their fitness. Mao presents practical examples throughout and provides all the mathematical background you'll need.
Coverage includes:
Crypto foundations: probability, information
theory, computational complexity, number theory, algebraic techniques, and more
Authentication: basic techniques and principles vs. misconceptions and consequential attacks
Evaluating real-world protocol standards including IPSec,
IKE, SSH, TLS (SSL), and Kerberos Designing stronger counterparts to vulnerable "textbook" crypto schemes
Mao introduces
formal and reductionist methodologies to prove the "fit-for-application" security of practical encryption, signature, signcryption, and authentication schemes. He gives detailed explanations for zero-knowledge protocols: definition, zero-knowledge
properties, equatability vs. simulatability, argument vs. proof, round-efficiency, and non-interactive versions.
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