Jennifer Seberry

Indeholder "Preface", "Chapter 1. Introduction", "Chapter 2. Background theory", "2.1 Mathematical methods", "2.2 Complexity theory", "2.3 Complexity of selected problems used in cryptology", "2.4 Information theory", "Chapter 3. Encryption methods of information protection", "3.1 Classical ciphers", "3.2 Symmetric algorithms and DES", "3.3 Asymmetric algorithms or public key cryptosystems", "Chapter 4. Authentication methods", "4.1 Elementary methods of message authentication", "4.2 Subliminal channel", "4.3 Digital signatures", "4.4 Other authentication techniques", "4.5 Summary", "Chapter 5. Cryptography in computer network security", "5.1 Information protection in computer networks", "5.2 Key management issues", "5.3 Electronic funds transfer (EFT)", "5.4 Summary", "Chapter 6. Application of cryptography in databases", "6.1 Database model", "6.2 Crytographic transformation preserving data structure", "6.3 Application of cryptography to protection of information during processing", "6.4 Privacy homomorphisms", "6.5 Summary", "Chapter 7. Other cryptographic techniques", "7.1 Linear feedback shift registers", "7.2 One-way ciphers and passwords", "7.3 Smart cards and information cards", "7.4 Unforgeable ID cards using smart cards", "7.5 Summary", "Chapter 8. Security in operating systems", "8.1 Access control in computer systems", "8.2 Implementations of access control systems", "8.3 Rationale for security evaluation classes", "8.4 Summary", "Chapter 9. Minimum knowledge systems", "9.1 An introduction to the minimum knowledge concept", "9.2 More on the Fiat-Shamir smart card protocol", "9.3 Subliminal free verification using minimum knowledge protocols", "9.4 Conclusion", "Appendix A", "A.1 Frequencies of occurrences of characters in languages", "A.2 Frequencies of occurrences of pairs of letters in languages", "Appendix B", "B.1 DES code", "B.2 Key representation for DES", "Appendix C. ", "C.1 Vigenere, Beauford or Variant Beauford code", "Bibliography", "Index".

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