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Informationen zum Autor Niels Ferguson is a cryptographer for Microsoft who has designed and implemented cryptographic algorithms, protocols, and large-scale security infrastructures. Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist whose advice is sought by business, government, and the media. He is the author of Applied Cryptography, Secrets and Lies , and Schneier on Security . Tadayoshi Kohno is a professor at the University of Washington. He is known for his research and for developing innovative new approaches to cryptography and computer security education. Klappentext The ultimate guide to cryptography, updated from an author team of the world's top cryptography experts. Cryptography is vital to keeping information safe, in an era when the formula to do so becomes more and more challenging. Written by a team of world-renowned cryptography experts, this essential guide is the definitive introduction to all major areas of cryptography: message security, key negotiation, and key management. You'll learn how to think like a cryptographer. You'll discover techniques for building cryptography into products from the start and you'll examine the many technical changes in the field. After a basic overview of cryptography and what it means today, this indispensable resource covers such topics as block ciphers, block modes, hash functions, encryption modes, message authentication codes, implementation issues, negotiation protocols, and more. Helpful examples and hands-on exercises enhance your understanding of the multi-faceted field of cryptography. An author team of internationally recognized cryptography experts updates you on vital topics in the field of cryptography Shows you how to build cryptography into products from the start Examines updates and changes to cryptography Includes coverage on key servers, message security, authentication codes, new standards, block ciphers, message authentication codes, and more Cryptography Engineering gets you up to speed in the ever-evolving field of cryptography. Zusammenfassung The ultimate guide to cryptography, updated from an author team of the world's top cryptography experts. Cryptography is vital to keeping information safe, in an era when the formula to do so becomes more and more challenging. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to Cryptography Engineering xxiii History xxiv Example Syllabi xxiv Additional Information xxvi Preface to Practical Cryptography (the 1st Edition) xxvii How to Read this Book xxix Part I Introduction 1 Chapter 1 The Context of Cryptography 3 1.1 The Role of Cryptography 4 1.2 The Weakest Link Property 5 1.3 The Adversarial Setting 7 1.4 Professional Paranoia 8 1.4.1 Broader Benefits 9 1.4.2 Discussing Attacks 9 1.5 Threat Model 10 1.6 Cryptography Is Not the Solution 12 1.7 Cryptography Is Very Difficult 13 1.8 Cryptography Is the Easy Part 13 1.9 Generic Attacks 14 1.10 Security and Other Design Criteria 14 1.10.1 Security Versus Performance 14 1.10.2 Security Versus Features 17 1.10.3 Security Versus Evolving Systems 17 1.11 Further Reading 18 1.12 Exercises for Professional Paranoia 18 1.12.1 Current Event Exercises 19 1.12.2 Security Review Exercises 20 1.13 General Exercises 21 Chapter 2 Introduction to Cryptography 23 2.1 Encryption 23 2.1.1 Kerckhoffs' Principle 24 2.2 Authentication 25 2.3 Public-Key Encryption 27 2.4 Digital Signatures 29 2.5 PKI 29 2.6 Attacks 31 2.6.1 The Ciphertext-Only Model 31 2.6.2 The Known-Plaintext Model 31 2.6.3 The Chosen-Plaintext Model 32 2.6.4 The Chosen-Ciphertext Mo...
