Cryptography Made Simple

• Main Author: Smart, Nigel P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Information Security and Cryptography,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Data structures (Computer science).; Computer science > Mathematics.; Discrete mathematics.; System safety.; Computer Science.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Mathematics of Computing.; Security Science and Technology.; Discrete Mathematics.

In this introductory textbook the author explains the key topics in cryptography. He takes a modern approach, where defining what is meant by "secure" is as important as creating something that achieves that goal, and security definitions are central to the discussion throughout. The chapt...