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Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory
Description With its lively,conversational tone and practical focus, this new edition mixesapplied and theoretical aspects for a solid introduction tocryptography and security, including the latest significantadvancements in the field. For Sale in Indiansubcontinent only Balances applied and theoretical aspects of security ? Presents applications and protocols where cryptographic primitives are used in practice, such as SET and SSL. Coverage of Rijndael and AES ? Provides a detailed explanation of AES, which has replaced Feistel-based ciphers (DES) as the standard block cipher algorithm. Coverage of practical applications of cryptography to security protocols ? Connects the cryptographic tools developed earlier in the book to the building of real security tools, demonstrating to students that there is more to security and cryptography than just math. Friendly, story-like discussion of security concepts ? Uses historical examples to illustrate the concepts of security and cryptanalysis by relating theory to easier-to-grasp events. Modern methods such as Elliptic curves, Lattice methods, and Quantum Techniques ? Provides thorough coverage of topics that are becoming increasingly prominent in the field. Major coverage of coding theory ? Offers a discussion of coding theory, which is often covered in today's cryptology courses. Numerous example calculations ? Includes many examples, especially in purely mathematical chapters such as Ch. 3. Public key certificate ? Provides an example of what an actual public key certificate looks like, rather than just describing it. Mathematica/Maple/Matlab problems and notebooks ? Allow students to work with realistic sized examples in RSA and Digital Signatures, as well as classical cryptosystems and those with elliptic curves. Practical examples and applications ? Give students hands-on experience with the large-numbered cryptography of today's security systems, and provides a discussion of security protocols. Overview
592 pages, Paperback
First published September 21, 2001
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June 22, 2015
i finished it right now but i need read it again for exam
June 14, 2022
Used this as a textbook for my favorite class in university: Cryptography.
April 10, 2012
Introduction to Cryptography with Coding Theory is a very math-heavy, but excellent and readable text on Cryptography.
As compared to the standard text, Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier, ItCwCT is very light on implementation details and code examples, and much heavier on the fundamental mathematical basis for various encryption schemes.
Normally a book that skews this heavy toward the theory is one I won't like, but ItCwCT avoids the mistake of many other theoretical textbooks by providing many examples of applying the theory (it just does so in terms of math, not code), and is extremely readable and well paced. Very rarely did I feel confused by the text, and overall I think the ideas are presented very well.
ItCwCT is wider in scope than Schneier's book as well. Applied Cryptography deals with the basics of cryptosystems such as DES and RSA, then gets right into implementations and source code. ItCwCT establishes the foundational basis of the text early on with a primer on essential number theory, talks about some simple cryptosystems such as substitution ciphers and block ciphers, then goes deep on topics like AES, DES, RSA, Signatures, Digital Cash, Secret Sharing, Games, Key exchanging, Information Theory, Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems (not covered at all in Applied Cryptography), Error Correction Codes, and Quantum Cryptography. Most of these topics get a brief mention, if any at all, in Schneier's book, and ItCwCT goes very deep in all of these topics.
I think Applied Cryptography works well as an introduction to cryptography, maybe for Undergrads, but ItCwCT works much better as an advanced, graduate text, while remaining readable and understandable even for undergrads.
As compared to the standard text, Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier, ItCwCT is very light on implementation details and code examples, and much heavier on the fundamental mathematical basis for various encryption schemes.
Normally a book that skews this heavy toward the theory is one I won't like, but ItCwCT avoids the mistake of many other theoretical textbooks by providing many examples of applying the theory (it just does so in terms of math, not code), and is extremely readable and well paced. Very rarely did I feel confused by the text, and overall I think the ideas are presented very well.
ItCwCT is wider in scope than Schneier's book as well. Applied Cryptography deals with the basics of cryptosystems such as DES and RSA, then gets right into implementations and source code. ItCwCT establishes the foundational basis of the text early on with a primer on essential number theory, talks about some simple cryptosystems such as substitution ciphers and block ciphers, then goes deep on topics like AES, DES, RSA, Signatures, Digital Cash, Secret Sharing, Games, Key exchanging, Information Theory, Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems (not covered at all in Applied Cryptography), Error Correction Codes, and Quantum Cryptography. Most of these topics get a brief mention, if any at all, in Schneier's book, and ItCwCT goes very deep in all of these topics.
I think Applied Cryptography works well as an introduction to cryptography, maybe for Undergrads, but ItCwCT works much better as an advanced, graduate text, while remaining readable and understandable even for undergrads.
July 11, 2012
Used as a textbook for a cryptography class. Great introduction to number theory and basic cryptographic concepts.
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December 26, 2015Good Boooooook
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