ICSA Guide to Cryptography [Paperback]

Randall K. Nichols (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0079137598 | ISBN-13: 978-0079137593 | Publication Date: November 23, 1998

With the growth of the Internet and global markets, businesses that market products or use computer networks for global communications and customer service must protect their assets and customer information. This text explores the uses of cryptography to protect commercial information.

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The key to computer security. The widely accepted answer to all computer security questions is to use cryptography, but that hardly settles the issue. The ICSE Guide to Cryptography takes care of that. Written by an expert in cryptography, and backed by the leading professional cryptographic organization, this highly informative book tackles the key cryptographic issues with a special focus on current technical problems. Integrating the rich history of classical cryptography with modern public key cryptosystems, this priceless guide is an authoritative source of information on processes, products, management, implementation, and product certification. For anyone who has ever been fascinated by "secret codes," but especially for information technology workers and managers directly concerned with secure computing, the ICSA Guide to Cryptography is the right book, at the right time. Hands-on Help with Today's Challenges. Protecting digital cash and e-commerce. Proper implementation of cryptography onto computer systems. Using cryptanalysis to penetrate advanced computer networks. Cost-effective protection for communications; linking different cryptographic technologies; guarding business data and systems; PLUS: contributions from widely known experts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 832 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies (November 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079137598
• ISBN-13: 978-0079137593
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,287,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Textbook in H.E., January 12, 2000

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Mihaly TOTH (Hungary) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ICSA Guide to Cryptography (Paperback)

I'm a Polytechnic professor teaching Information theory, Coding, Cryptography and related subjects. I have been looking for books which are not very much theoretical and can be used in practice, covering as much of the field (in this case Cryptography) as possible. Reading The Guide I belive I've found the rigt hit. It covers practically all the momentary interested fields of Cryptography and still very well balanced. it is especially useful as textbook in Universities and Technical Colleges, Military and S.service academics in the field of Cryptography. I wish it being translated to my mother language, which is Hungarian.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overview worth taking: once over but not too heavily, April 12, 1999

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This review is from: ICSA Guide to Cryptography (Paperback)

Let's face it: unless you have a background in mathematics that facilitates an understanding of equations and the like, cryptography can be pretty rough going. But this book, fortunately, is not for mathmaticians; instead, those who are interested in understanding the basics of cryptography in 532 well-written and relatively understandable pages will be pleased with this introductory book. With the HIPAA (Kennedy Kastenbaum) law's so-called administrative simplification provisions and the pending security regulations for health plans, providers and others being debated, cryptography including encryption technology is going to be a part of health care delivery and it is already important to electronic commerce. This book will be required reading for anyone who must understand what is going on cryptographically and how it all works. From the perspective of a health information and technology lawyer, this book was a worthwhile addition to my library.

5.0 out of 5 stars Thing sure have advanced, April 15, 2001

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This review is from: ICSA Guide to Cryptography (Paperback)

When I was a kid I had a slide encrypter and a Captain Midnight decoder. Later when I started with UNIX I was playing with encrypt and decrypt. Some one came up with PGP (pretty good privacy) and other encryption stuff. Then there are the movies about Enigma. All this is fine but how does it work? What practical use is it? Where do I start?
Start here with ICSA Guide to Cryptography. Contents:
Introduction
First Principles and Overview
Historical Systems
Codes and Machines
Data Encryption Standard (DSE) and Information Theory
Public-Key (Asymmetric) Cryptography
Algorithms
Implementation Mistakes
ICSA Product Certification
Internet Cryptography
Security: Policy, Privacy, and Protocols
Smartcards
IP Security and Secure Virtual Private Networks
Cryptography in Electronic Commerce Systems
Role-Based Cryptography
Cryptanalysis and System Identification
Biometric Encryption
There is much more information that can not all be mentioned on this review. And do not forget there is a CD included with more up to date information.