Practical Intranet Security: Overview of the State of the Art and Available Technologies [Hardcover]

Paul M. Ashley (Author), M. Vandenwauver (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0792383540 | ISBN-13: 978-0792383543 | Publication Date: January 31, 1999 | Edition: 1st

Foreword by Lars Knudsen Practical Intranet Security focuses on the various ways in which an intranet can be violated and gives a thorough review of the technologies that can be used by an organization to secure its intranet. This includes, for example, the new security architecture SESAME, which builds on the Kerberos authentication system, adding to it both public-key technology and a role-based access control service. Other technologies are also included such as a description of how to program with the GSS-API, and modern security technologies such as PGP, S/MIME, SSH, SSL IPSEC and CDSA. The book concludes with a comparison of the technologies. This book is different from other network security books in that its aim is to identify how to secure an organization's intranet. Previously books have concentrated on the Internet, often neglecting issues relating to securing intranets. However the potential risk to business and the ease by which intranets can be violated is often far greater than via the Internet. The aim is that network administrators and managers can get the information that they require to make informed choices on strategy and solutions for securing their own intranets. The book is an invaluable reference for network managers and network administrators whose responsibility it is to ensure the security of an organization's intranet. The book also contains background reading on networking, network security and cryptography which makes it an excellent research reference and undergraduate/postgraduate text book. 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic; 1st edition (January 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792383540
• ISBN-13: 978-0792383543
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,994,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable book for practical security professional, April 27, 2001

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Ivan Milman (Austin,TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Intranet Security: Overview of the State of the Art and Available Technologies (Hardcover)

Practical Intranet Security is a clear and concise book that covers the range of today's authentication and authorization technologies. I was particularly impressed with the discussions on SESAME - this was the first book that makes the goals and design of SESAME clear. It also provides good introductory material on network security and cryptography. As an experienced professional, I have found the book useful to see how others have addressed problems in the development of security protocols.

5.0 out of 5 stars Book offers great mix of practical "how to" advice and theor, March 13, 2001

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"ggaskell" (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Intranet Security: Overview of the State of the Art and Available Technologies (Hardcover)

I found the book to offer a great mix of practice "how to" type of advice for application level security integration. It is also to be commended on also explaining the concepts of what is to be achieved first.