Cryptography & Network Security (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking) [Hardcover]

Behrouz Forouzan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073327530 | ISBN-13: 978-0073327532 | Publication Date: February 28, 2007 | Edition: 1

A textbook for beginners in security. In this new first edition, well-known author Behrouz Forouzan uses his accessible writing style and visual approach to simplify the difficult concepts of cryptography and network security. This edition also provides a website that includes Powerpoint files as well as instructor and students solutions manuals. Forouzan presents difficult security topics from the ground up. A gentle introduction to the fundamentals of number theory is provided in the opening chapters, paving the way for the student to move on to more complex security and cryptography topics. Difficult math concepts are organized in appendices at the end of each chapter so that students can first learn the principles, then apply the technical background. Hundreds of examples, as well as fully coded programs, round out a practical, hands-on approach which encourages students to test the material they are learning.

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About the Author

Behrouz A. Forouzan graduated from the University of California, Irvine. He is currently a Professor at DeAnza College, where he has been involved in their course development for Computer Information Systems. Additionally, he works as a System Development Consultant for various companies. Forouzan is also the author of many successful programming and networking books including, Data Communications and Networking, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, and Local Area Networks. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 1 edition (February 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073327530
• ISBN-13: 978-0073327532
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #495,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Algorithms > Cryptography

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1.0 out of 5 stars Cryptography & Network Security (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking), September 23, 2011

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This review is from: Cryptography & Network Security (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking) (Hardcover)

This book has many errors, as you read though it. This can mix you up when you need to see corrected samples to find out what the book is telling you. there is a correction PDF file at the web link that is provided but then it's to much going back and this book you need alot of time to read it carfully. If you don't have to buy this book, then don't.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Horrific manual/text book, March 22, 2011

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This review is from: Cryptography & Network Security (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking) (Hardcover)

NOTE: This book more or less assumes that you are either:

A Computer Science Graduate with a MAJOR interest in encoding and encryption.
A math major who would rather discuss the virtues of MOD % in C# or C++ as a past time.

In my opinion, you might wish to be BOTH the above if you intend to make real use of the material. A solid foundation in encoding and encryption at the encoding level (as it assumes you know DISCRETE MATH, and made it through Differenctial Calculus and know a significant amount about a variety of programming languages)

It's loaded with errors and errata and lacks any consise+clear examples; Im not speaking of slight errors either, these are formula errors which can throw a 100 step problem right into the circular file in due time. The problem is, you dont find out until hours later that there WAS an issue. I worked on a DES problem for several hours by hand as required before I found the mistake within the 'example' in the book only to find out I ran out of time and STILL had to the problem for my class.

Heres a link to the publisher's site for the errata if you'd like to see for yourself... [...]

The examples in the book are at best piecemeal in design with very few (if any) clear step by step instructions but instead refers to elements from other piecemeal examples previously presented and you end up chasing your tail and wasting your valuable time.

Again - IF you are a MATH MAJOR and a PROGRAMMING whiz AND College level AND while Im at it... possess an IQ above 140 this is an awesome book full of brevity and pseudo shortcuts to 100 step Department of Defense level encryption problems like Triple DES and AES ( assuming you knew them in the first place) this book is for you.

IF you are a student trying to get thru a class or would like to know more about how encryption works... consider an alternative manual/textbook.

PS - One more thing; the chapter review questions in the manual do not have an answer key in the back of the book so you are on your own in that respect.

3.0 out of 5 stars TextBook, January 23, 2012

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This review is from: Cryptography & Network Security (McGraw-Hill Forouzan Networking) (Hardcover)

The textbook was okay. I purchased it for a grad class. However, we found that it needed an appendix due to incorrect information originally printed in this edition.