Secure Commerce on the Internet [Paperback]

Vijay Ahuja (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 28, 1996

Conduct business safely and securely over the Internet. This book explores the issues, concepts, and technologies necessary to achieve secure commerce over the Internet, including an overview of TCP/IP, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. The importance of having security protocols in place and the best strategies for avoiding and recovering from security breeches are exhaustively presented, making this book a valuable source of information and techniques for anyone looking to create or expand an online enterprise.

* Authentication and User Certification
* Electronic Payments and Online Banking
* Web Security Schemes and Firewalls

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Author Vijay Ahuja is manager for network security products at IBM, and he clearly knows his topic. Ahuja begins with a short history of the Internet, follows with a chronology of some major break-ins, and proceeds to explain increasingly complex security concepts--all in readable and non-technical English. Almost any topic you want to learn about is here, from the obscure (X.509 certificates) to the commonplace (HTML and proxy servers). Most of the guide's information provides groundwork for the last two chapters, which focus entirely on electronic commerce. Despite the rapid progress in this field, the information seems to be up-to-date as of this writing. The only glaring omission is the lack of a mention of Java, Sun Microsystems' programming language for the Internet. If you want to understand the details of Internet commerce, including how Amazon.com can process your credit-card payments securely, this is the book for you.

About the Author

Vijay Ahuja, Ph.D., is currently a manager of Network Security Products at IBM Corporation. He has received many awards for his exceptional work, including IBM's prestigious Outstanding Technical Achievement Award. He has given many speeches, seminars, and panel discussions on security over the last two years and has published 18 technical papers on networking. Dr. Ahuja is also the author of an internationally acclaimed textbook on computer communication networks, as well as AP PROFESSIONAL's Network and Internet Security.

Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (October 28, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0120455978
• ISBN-13: 978-0120455973
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,730,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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