Cryptography & Network Security

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Key Features Uses a bottom-up approach, where introductory topics are followed by topics on Cryptography, Network Security and then Case Studies. Updated coverage of Symmetric Key & Asymetric Key Cryptographic Algorithms, including expanded section on AES, Blowfish, & Digital Certificates. Stress on Case Studies and Practical Implementations of Cryptography. Pedagogical Features: 140 Multiple Choice Questions 135 Exercises 125 Design/Programming Exercises 600 figures New to the Edition: Content on AES, PGP, S/MIME and Blowfish has been expanded. New topics like Birthday Attacks, Trusted Systems, OSI Architecture, Buffer Overflow, and Legal/Ethical Issues added. Chapter on Practical Implementations of Cryptography has been updated by adding .NET Cryptography, TCP/IP Vulnerabilities, and security in OS. Chapter on Network Security has been updated by adding material on NAT (Network Added Translation), Audit Records, and Honeypots. 138 new exercises have been added to the already existing pool of exercises. Chapter on Public Key Infrastructure has been expanded by adding sections on Java and Digital Certificates. Every chapter has undergone extensive revision, whereby a perfect balance has been maintained between mathematics and theory. Rich pedagogy in terms of Exercises and Design/Programming Problems. Good supporting material available on the web site About The Author Atul Kahate is working with Oracle Financial sevice software limited as Head-Technology Practice for about 8 years now. He has done his bachelor of science degree in statistics and master of business administration in Computer systems. He has authored 20 highly acclaimed books on various areas of information Technology, titled WEB TECHNOLOGIES-TCP/IP to internet Application Architectures, Cryptography and Network Security, Fundamentals of Computers and Foundations of Information Technology, to name a few Table Of Contents Chapter 1: Attacks on Computers and Computer Security Chapter 2: Cryptography: Concepts and Techniques Chapter 3: Symmetric Key Algorithms and AES Chapter 4: Asymmetric Key Algorithms, Digital Signatures, and RSA Chapter 5: Digital Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Chapter 6: Internet Security Protocols Chapter 7: User Authentication and Kerberos Chapter 8: Cryptography in Java, .NET and Operating Systems Chapter 9: Network Security, Firewalls, and Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Chapter 10: Case Studies on Cryptography and Security