Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction

摘要: This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography data protection - subjects of considerable social political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, why governments should be concerned. Important areas highlighted, such as Stream Ciphers, block ciphers, public key algorithms, digital signatures, applications e-commerce. highlights explosive impact on modern society, with, for example, evolution internet more sophisticated banking methods. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books perfect way get ahead new quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, ideas, enthusiasm make interesting challenging topics highly readable.