Foundations of Cryptography Volume II Basic Applications

Goldreich, Oded

ISBN 10: 0521830842 / ISBN 13: 9780521830843

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004

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Title: Foundations of Cryptography Volume II Basic ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis:

Cryptography is concerned with the conceptualization, definition and construction of computing systems that address security concerns. The design of cryptographic systems must be based on firm foundations. Foundations of Cryptography presents a rigorous and systematic treatment of foundational issues, defining cryptographic tasks and solving cryptographic problems. The emphasis is on the clarification of fundamental concepts and on demonstrating the feasibility of solving several central cryptographic problems, as opposed to describing ad-hoc approaches. This second volume contains a thorough treatment of three basic applications: Encryption, Signatures, and General Cryptographic Protocols. It builds on the previous volume, which provided a treatment of one-way functions, pseudorandomness, and zero-knowledge proofs. It is suitable for use in a graduate course on cryptography and as a reference book for experts. The author assumes basic familiarity with the design and analysis of algorithms; some knowledge of complexity theory and probability is also useful.

Review:

Review of the hardback: 'This is a very complete introduction to the basics of modern complexity-theoretic cryptography. It is a solid foundation for understanding much of the current work in this area.' ACM SIGACT News