Cryptography, secret writing, is enjoying a scientific renaissance following the seminal discovery in 1977 of public-key cryptography and applications in computers and communications. This book gives a broad overview of public-key cryptography - its essence and advantages, various public-key cryptosystems, and protocols - as well as a comprehensive introduction to classical cryptography and cryptoanalysis. The second edition has been revised and enlarged especially in its treatment of cryptographic protocols. From a review of the first edition: "This is a comprehensive review ... there can be no doubt that this will be accepted as a standard text. At the same time, it is clearly and entertainingly written ... and can certainly stand alone." Alex M. Andrew, Kybernetes, March 1992
| ISBN: | 9783540613565 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 1996 |
| Author: | Arto Salomaa |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 275 pages |
| Series: | Texts in Theoretical Computer Science. An EATCS Series |
| Genres: |
Artificial intelligence Cybernetics and systems theory Coding theory and cryptology Maths for engineers Network hardware Data encryption Mathematical theory of computation Information theory |