Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Piper, Fred; Murphy, Sean

 
9780192803153: Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0192803158 ISBN 13: 9780192803153
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2002

Synopsis

This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection--subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned.

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About the Author

Fred Piper has been a Professor of Mathematics at the University of London since 1975 and has worked in security since 1979. In 1985 he formed a company, Codes & Ciphers Ltd., which offers consultancy advice in all aspects of information security.He has lectured worldwide on a wide range of topics in information security, both academically and comercially.

Sean Murphy is currently a Reader in the Information Security Group. His research interests centre on cryptology, especially encryption algorithms. He published some of the early papers on differential cryptanalysis, and has written papers on a variety of cryptographic algorithms such as DES, FEAL, IDEA, SAFER and Twofish.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0192803158
ISBN 13 
9780192803153
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160