Practical Cryptography
by Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier
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Security is the number one concern for businesses worldwide. The gold standard for attaining security is cryptography because it provides the most reliable tools for storing or transmitting digital information. Written by Niels Ferguson, lead cryptographer for Counterpane, Bruce Schneier's security company, and Bruce Schneier himself, this is the much anticipated follow-up book to Schneier's seminal encyclopedic reference, Applied Cryptography, Second Edition (0-471-11709-9), which has sold show more more than 150,000 copies. Niels Ferguson (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a cryptographic engineer and consultant at Counterpane Internet Security. He has extensive experience in the creation and design of security algorithms, protocols, and multinational security infrastructures. Previously, Ferguson was a cryptographer for DigiCash and CWI. At CWI he developed the first generation of off-line payment protocols. He has published numerous scientific papers. Bruce Schneier (Minneapolis, MN) is Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Counterpane Internet Security, a managed-security monitoring company. He is also the author of Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World (0-471-25311-1). show lessTags
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This book is an excellent introduction to the application of cryptography to information security, highlighting its proper role and usage as well as covering design notes for cryptographically secure systems.
Very practical, if outdated.
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Bruce Schneier is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc. He is a security expert and author of numerous books including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security, and Data and Goliath: The Hidden show more Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Technology, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 005.82 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Artificial Intelligence/Virtual Reality Computer Security Cryptography and Steganography
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- QA76.9 .A25 .F466 — Science Mathematics Mathematics Instruments and machines Calculating machines Electronic computers. Computer science
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