Understanding Cryptography A Textbook for Students and Practitioners /

• Main Authors: Paar, Christof (Author), Pelzl, Jan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer programming.; Computer security.; Data structures (Computer science).; Electrical engineering.; Electronic circuits.; Computer Science.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Systems and Data Security.; Programming Techniques.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Circuits and Systems.

Cryptography is now ubiquitous – moving beyond the traditional environments, such as government communications and banking systems, we see cryptographic techniques realized in Web browsers, e-mail programs, cell phones, manufacturing systems, embedded software, smart buildings, cars, and even medica...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Cryptography and Data Security
• Stream Ciphers
• The Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Alternatives
• The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• More About Block Ciphers
• to Public-Key Cryptography
• The RSA Cryptosystem
• Public-Key Cryptosystems Based on the Discrete Logarithm Problem
• Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems
• Digital Signatures
• Hash Functions
• Message Authentication Codes (MACs)
• Key Establishment.