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Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World 3rd Edition

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Author(s)

Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Michael Speciner, Ray Perlner

Abstract

Widely regarded as the most comprehensive yet comprehensible guide to network security and cryptography, the previous editions of Network Security received critical acclaim for lucid and witty explanations of the inner workings of cryptography and network security protocols. In this edition, the authors have significantly updated and revised the previous content, and added new topics that have become important. This book explains sophisticated concepts in a friendly and intuitive manner. For protocol standards, it explains the various constraints and committee decisions that led to the current designs. For cryptographic algorithms, it explains the intuition behind the designs, as well as the types of attacks the algorithms are designed to avoid. It explains implementation techniques that can cause vulnerabilities even if the cryptography itself is sound. Homework problems deepen your understanding of concepts and technologies, and an updated glossary demystifies the field's jargon. Network Security, Third Edition will appeal to a wide range of readers, from those who design and evaluate security systems to system administrators and programmers who want a better understanding of this important field. It can also be used as a textbook at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level.
Citation
Network Security, Private Communication in a Public World, 3rd Edition
Publisher Info
Pearson Education, Hoboken, NJ

Keywords

Network Security, Cryptography, AES, Authentication, DES, Digital Signature, Encryption, Hash function, Passwords, Protocols, Public Key, Secret Key

Citation

Kaufman, C. , Perlman, R. , Speciner, M. and Perlner, R. (2022), Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, Hoboken, NJ, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934860 (Accessed October 10, 2024)

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Created September 16, 2022, Updated September 12, 2024