RSA Security's Official Guide to Digital Signatures - Softcover

Atreya, Mohan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072194820 ISBN 13: 9780072194821

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2002

Synopsis

This is THE definitive book on digital signatures, written by RSA insiders, and backed by RSA Security, Inc., the most trusted name in e-security. This expert resource explains the main goals of security--confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation--and gives insight into actual real-world digital signature implementations.

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About the Authors

Mohan Atreya is a Technical Consultant with the OEM & Developer Group at RSA Security. He has advanced degrees in Engineering from National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Ben Hammond lives in Alameda, California, and is a Principal Engineer and a lead developer of RSA Keon PKI projects. He previously worked at NEC systems lab developing security products, as well as at the Wharton School of Business. Ben holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University, and a Masters degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.

Stephen Wu Mountain View, CA is President and CEO of InfoSec Law Group, PC and of Infoliance, Inc. He advises clients concerning business, legal, and technical matters relating to electronic contracting, authentication, information security, compliance with security requirements in privacy laws, and public key infrastructures. His practice includes drafting certificate policies and certification practice statements. Mr. Wu is Co-Chair of the American Bar Associations Information Security Committee. He is a 1988 graduate of Harvard Law School and, prior to founding ILG and Infoliance, was in charge of developing VeriSigns worldwide policies and practices governing its digital certification services.

Paul Starrett, Esquire, of San Jose, CA is a software engineer at RSA Security focusing on programming PKI applications. Paul has over seven years experience in programming and technical writing for high profile clients like NASA Ames and Network Associates. Paul has published three books on security-related subjects, and was an original contributor to the PKI Assessment Guide put out by the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association. Paul has also been a private investigator for over ten years, investigating hundreds of white collar crimes and multimillion dollar fraud cases for both the public and private sectors. He is a licensed attorney in the State of California, holds a BS and JD, and is an associate member of the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association.

Stephen Paine (San Mateo, CA) is a Systems Engineer at RSA Security where he explains concepts in security to corporations and developers worldwide. Stephen has worked in the security field for most of his career, first working with the security of digital communications and networks for the United States Marine Corps, as a Security Architect at SUN Microsystems, applying Cryptography and security to their ERP financial systems.

From the Back Cover

The definitive guide to digital signature applications and implementations

Learn to implement digital signature applications successfully and conduct secure electronic transactions with help from this expert resource. Written by both technical and legal specialists and endorsed from the most trusted leader in e-security this book provides you with an unmatched level of combined insight that is both invaluable and practical. You'll find details on all key topics including public key cryptography, data integrity, public key infrastructures, message authentication standards, business drivers and business models, current worldwide legislation, and PKI documentation (certificate policies, certification practice statements, and agreements).You'll also learn how to avoid problems when implementing digital signatures.

-Recognize the four goals of security confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and non-repudiation
-Get an overview of cryptography and learn the differences between keys and passwords
-Discover how digital signatures work and why they are used
-Learn about X.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072194820
• ISBN 13: 9780072194821
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 382