Modern Cryptography: Applied Mathematics for Encryption and Information Security - Softcover

Easttom, Chuck

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1259588084 ISBN 13: 9781259588082

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015

Synopsis

A Practical Guide to Cryptography Principles and Security Practices

Employ cryptography in real-world security situations using the hands-on information contained in this book. InfoSec expert Chuck Easttom lays out essential math skills and fully explains how to implement cryptographic algorithms in today’s data protection landscape. Find out how to use ciphers and hashes, generate random keys, handle VPN and WiFi security, and encrypt VoIP, Email, and Web communications. Modern Cryptography: Applied Mathematics for Encryption and Information Security covers cryptanalysis, steganography, and cryptographic backdoors.

• Learn the necessary number theory, discrete math, and algebra
• Employ symmetric ciphers, including Feistel and substitution-permutation ciphers
• Understand asymmetric cryptography algorithms
• Design s-boxes that maximize output non-linearity
• Deploy cryptographic hashes
• Create cryptographic keys using pseudo random number generators
• Encrypt Web traffic using SSL/TLS
• Secure VPN, WiFi, and SSH communications
• Work with cryptanalysis and steganography
• Explore government, military, and intelligence agency applications

About this title

About the Author

Chuck Easttom (Plano, TX), CISSP, CEH, CHFI, is President and Chief Consultant for CEC-Security, which specializes in IT training and litigation consulting. Chuck has more than 18 years in the IT industry with 10 years of teaching and professional training experience and 10 years in litigation support/expert witness work. Chuck hold seven provisional computer science patents and has authored 15 books, including System Forensics, Investigation And Response, Second Edition, Computer Security Fundamentals, and Computer Crime, Investigation, and the Law.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259588084
• ISBN 13: 9781259588082
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416