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Cryptography for Dummies (Paperback)

by Chey Cobb (Author) "This is the part to get you started-get you started so you can attend that meeting on cryptography and encryption products and sound like you..." (more)
Key Phrases: uses block encryption, encrypt your data, good passphrase, Crypto Basics, Putting Encryption Technologies, Securing E-Mail (more...)
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“…a useful guide for anyone bamboozled by encryption…” (PC Utilities, June 2004)

“The reader can dip into it whenever the mood takes them…” (MicroMart, 29th April 2004)

Product Description

  • Cryptography is the most effective way to achieve data security and is essential to e-commerce activities such as online shopping, stock trading, and banking
  • This invaluable introduction to the basics of encryption covers everything from the terminology used in the field to specific technologies to the pros and cons of different implementations
  • Discusses specific technologies that incorporate cryptography in their design, such as authentication methods, wireless encryption, e-commerce, and smart cards
  • Based entirely on real-world issues and situations, the material provides instructions for already available technologies that readers can put to work immediately
  • Expert author Chey Cobb is retired from the NRO, where she held a Top Secret security clearance, instructed employees of the CIA and NSA on computer security and helped develop the computer security policies used by all U.S. intelligence agencies


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies (January 30, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764541889
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764541889
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #253,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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