Fundamentals of Computer Security

ISBN-13: 9783540431015 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 704 str.

Josef Pieprzyk; Thomas Hardjono; Jennifer Seberry

Opis

The primary goal of this book is to present the basic concepts in computer and networksecurity.Thestartingpointforthebookwasthelecturenotesthatwere used for teaching the undergraduate course on computer security at the U- versity of Wollongong (Australia). Later more topics were added to the book. Thesetopics weremainlytaught topostgraduatestudentsasanadvancedcr- tography course. Some chapters, especially those towards the end of the book, were included to help students in their seminar presentations. The book was recently used as the textbook for a new course, Cryptography and Infor- tion Security, o?ered for third-year students in the Computing Department at Macquarie University (Australia). Thebookcontains18chapters.Itstartswithanintroductorychapter(Chap. 1) that gives a brief summary of the history of cryptography. As the book is meant to be self-contained, the necessary background knowledge is given in the theorychapter(Chap.2).Itstartswithelementsofnumbertheory, goesthrough algebraic structures, the complexity of computing, and elements of information theory. Thechapter on private-key cryptosystems (Chap. 3) covers classical ciphers, the DES family of ciphers, and a selected subset of modern cryptosystems s- mitted for the AES call. An introduction to di?erential and linear cryptanalysis closes the chapter. The next chapter (Chap. 4) sets the background for publ- key cryptography. It describes the concept of a public key and discusses its implementations. The RSA cryptosystem deserves special attention for at least two reasons. The ?rst one is that its security nicely relates to the di?culty of factoring. The other one is the widespread use of RSA for communication - curity. Probabilistic encryption and modern public-key cryptosystems close the chapter

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The goal of the book is to present the basic concepts in computer and network security. ... It has 18 chapters, each ... concluding with a set of exercises and problems. ... the book overviews the most important topics of cryptography and some topics on computer security. It may be used for self-study, as well as a text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses." (Lenka Fibikova, Zentralblatt MATH, Issue 1011, 2003)

Spis treści

1 Introduction.- 2 Background Theory.- 3 Private-Key Cryptosystems.- 4 Public-Key Cryptosystems.- 5 Pseudorandomness.- 6 Hashing.- 7 Digital Signatures.- 8 Authentication.- 9 Secret Sharing.- 10 Group-Oriented Cryptography.- 11 Key Establishment Protocols.- 12 Zero-Knowledge Proof Systems.- 13 Identification.- 14 Intrusion Detection.- 15 Electronic Elections and Digital Money.- 16 Database Protection and Security.- 17 Access Control.- 18 Network Security.- References.

Blurb

This book presents modern concepts of computer security. It introduces the basic mathematical background necessary to follow computer security concepts. Modern developments in cryptography are examined, starting from private-key and public-key encryption, going through hashing, digital signatures, authentication, secret sharing, group-oriented cryptography, pseudorandomness, key establishment protocols, zero-knowledge protocols, and identification, and finishing with an introduction to modern e-bussiness systems based on digital cash. Intrusion detection and access control provide examples of security systems implemented as a part of operating system. Database and network security is also discussed.
This textbook is developed out of classes given by the authors at several universities in Australia over a period of a decade, and will serve as a reference book for professionals in computer security. The presentation is selfcontained. Numerous illustrations, examples, exercises, and a comprehensive subject index support the reader in accessing the material.