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Cryptography has been employed in war and diplomacy from the time of Julius Caesar. In our Internet age, cryptography's most widespread application may be for commerce, from protecting the security of electronic transfers to guarding communication from industrial espionage. This accessible introduction for undergraduates explains the cryptographic protocols for achieving privacy of communication and the use of digital signatures for certifying the validity, integrity, and origin of a message, document, or program. Rather than offering a how-to on configuring web browsers and e-mail programs, the author provides a guide to the principles and elementary mathematics underlying modern cryptography, giving readers a look under the hood for security techniques and the reasons they are thought to be secure.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781107603455
eBay Product ID (ePID)209191840
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Number of Pages186 Pages
Publication NameA Cryptography Primer: Secrets and Promises
LanguageEnglish
SubjectComputer Science
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorPhilip N. Klein
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Weight300 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorPhilip N. Klein