Internet and Intranet Security [Hardcover]

Rolf Oppliger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0890068291 | ISBN-13: 978-0890068298 | Publication Date: January 15, 1998 | Edition: 1st

This guide to Internet and intranet security covers all of the relevant technologies with the aim of enhancing the reader's ability to create and deploy secure architectures. It seeks also to give the reader the knowledge and tools needed for improved productivity, whether in setting up commerce on-line, assembling a firewall, or selecting access controls and cryptographic protocols to secure TCP/IP-based networks. A complete review of the various cryptographic techniques available shows how to protect all on-line transactions. Internet, transport and application layer security issues, including packet filtering techniques and application-layer gateways, are covered in detail. Coverage of how to compare and assess the benefits of various security protocols and technologies is also included.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

When I started to work on Internet and intranet security a couple of years ago, the situation was comparably simple. There were some authentication and key distribution systems available that made people believe the Internet would become secure if only these systems were used and widely deployed (e.g., Kerberos). It was at this time that I wrote Authentication Systems for Secure Networks, a companion book also published by Artech House. But after having written the book, I realized that alternative techniques and mechanisms had been developed to provide Internet and intranet security. For example, firewalls started their triumphal march that has continued until today. Also, cryptographic security protocols for the Internet, transport, and application layer had been developed, proposed, and partly implemented. Consequently, I realized that the use of authentication systems is just one possibility to address Internet security, and that there are other possibilities! as well. In this situation, I decided to write Internet and Intranet Security to give a more comprehensive overview about currently available security techniques and mechanisms for TCP/IP-based networks.

The book has been written to serve the needs of computer and network professionals that have interest in understanding, establishing, and supporting secure TCP/IP-based networks. I also hope that the book provides sufficient background to help security professionals propose approaches to secure commercial applications for the Internet. The book is tutorial in nature but still requires some familiarity with the fundamentals of computer networks and distributed systems, as well as cryptography and the use of cryptographic protocols in networked and distributed environments.

About the Author

Rolf Oppliger is the founder and owner of eSECURITY Technologies Rolf Oppliger (www.esecurity.ch) and works for the Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for Information Technology (FSUIT) . He is also the author of Security Technologies for the World Wide Web (Artech House, 1999) , Internet and Intranet Security (Artech House, 1998), and Authentication Systems for Secure Networks (Artech House, 1996). Dr. Oppliger is the computer security series editor at Artech House. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Berne, Switzerland, and the Venia Legendi in Computer Science from the University of Z?rich, Switzerland).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Artech House; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890068291
• ISBN-13: 978-0890068298
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,813,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Rolf Oppliger studied computer science, mathematics, and economics at the University of Berne, Switzerland, where he received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science in 1991 and 1993, respectively. In 1999, he received the venia legendi for computer science, and in 2007 he was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. The focus of his professional activities is information technology (IT) security in general, and network security in particular. He has authored more than ten books, including, for example, Contemporary Cryptography (Artech House, 2005) and SSL and TLS: Theory and Practice (Artech House, 2009), frequently speaks at security-related conferences, and regularly publishes papers and articles in scientific magazines and journals. He's the founder and owner of eSECURITY Technologies Rolf Oppliger (http://www.esecurity.ch), works for the Swiss Federal Strategy Unit for Information Technology (FSUIT), teaches at the University of Zürich, and serves as editor for the Artech House information security and privacy (former computer security) series. He is a senior member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and a member of the IEEE Computer Society and the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). He also served as vice-chair of the IFIP TC 11 working group on network security.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent beginning, May 16, 2003

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This review is from: Internet and Intranet Security (Hardcover)

I found Rolf Oppliger's INTERNET AND INTRANET SECURITY (SECOND EDITION) to be an invaluable tool for helping me get up to speed on some of the fundamental aspects involved in computer network security. This taught me a lot that I needed to know and it did so without being confusing. This book was an assigned text for an Enterprise Security class that I took, and it was an invaluable learning aid, as well as a great resource.

The text covers fundamentals (a TCP/IP networking overview, OSI Architecture, various cryptographic techniques and the attacks they are designed to thwart), access control (explaining packet-filters, application and circuit level gateways, and firewalls), and communications protocols/security (Network Access Layer, Internet Layer, Transport Layer, Application Layer, and message security protocols). Also included is a chapter on Public Key Infrastructures. The book is almost totally focused on teaching theory, with only scant attention paid to real-world implementations. This is not a drawback. If a student learns everything this book has to offer, then that will be a huge advantage when it comes time to turn one's attention towards actual applications.

Most topics that Oppliger discusses include a brief history of the subject. This allows the student to really get a handle on why a system evolved in the way that it did. Also helpful are the numerous pointers to web pages and other texts to supplement the information given here. This book is mostly text-based; pictures, figures and tables are present but used sparingly.

Overall, I would recommend this book to any student new to the field or any novice looking for insight into the topics of computer network security. It casts a very wide net, and while most specifics will be given more depth in other, more specialized books, the amount of information revealed here is more than adequate.

3.0 out of 5 stars Security Generalism, June 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Internet and Intranet Security (Hardcover)

A book that explains literally both Internet and Intranet security matters through firewalls (proxy), and other TCP/IP techniques. Good for computer know-how-ers not covering TCP/IP matters.