Codes The Guide to Secrecy from Ancient to Modern Times

(Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)

Richard A. Mollin

Chapman and Hall/CRC | 2005 | 700 páginas | pdf | 4,1 Mb

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From the Rosetta Stone to public-key cryptography, the art and science of cryptology has been used to unlock the vivid history of ancient cultures, to turn the tide of warfare, and to thwart potential hackers from attacking computer systems. Codes: The Guide to Secrecy from Ancient to Modern Times explores the depth and breadth of the field, remaining accessible to the uninitiated while retaining enough rigor for the seasoned cryptologist.
The book begins by tracing the development of cryptology from that of an arcane practice used, for example, to conceal alchemic recipes, to the modern scientific method that is studied and employed today. The remainder of the book explores the modern aspects and applications of cryptography, covering symmetric- and public-key cryptography, cryptographic protocols, key management, message authentication, e-mail and Internet security, and advanced applications such as wireless security, smart cards, biometrics, and quantum cryptography. The author also includes non-cryptographic security issues and a chapter devoted to information theory and coding. Nearly 200 diagrams, examples, figures, and tables along with abundant references and exercises complement the discussion.
Written by leading authority and best-selling author on the subject Richard A. Mollin, Codes: The Guide to Secrecy from Ancient to Modern Times is the essential reference for anyone interested in this exciting and fascinating field, from novice to veteran practitioner.

Contents
From the riddles of ancient Egypt to cryptography in the Renaissance - 3500 years in the making
From sixteenth-century cryptography to the new millennium - the last 500 years
Symmetric-key cryptography
Public-key cryptography
Cryptographic protocols
Key management
Message authentication
Electronic mail and internet security
Applications and the future
Noncryptographic security issues
Information theory and coding
Appendix A: Mathematical facts
Appendix B: Pseudorandom number generation
Appendix C: Factoring large integers
Appendix D: Technical and advanced details
Appendix E: Probability theory
Appendix F: Recognizing primes
Appendix G: Exercises