Cryptography : A Very Short Introduction

Table of Contents Team-Fly Cryptography: A Very Short Introduction by Fred Piper and Sean Murphy ISBN:0192803158 Oxford University Press © 2002 (142 pages) A fascinating introduction to cryptography, and how it actually works. Table of Contents Cryptography—A Very Short Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Understanding Cryptography Chapter 3 - Historical Algorithms: Simple Examples Chapter 4 - Unbreakable Ciphers? Chapter 5 - Modern Algorithms Chapter 6 - Practical Security Chapter 7 - Uses of Cryptography Chapter 8 - Key Management Chapter 9 - Cryptography in Everyday Life References and further reading Index List of Figures List of Tables Team-Fly file:///D|/1/4303/toc.html [08.10.2007 12:51:00] BackCover Team-Fly Back Cover We are surrounded by cryptography, from the ATM, where we withdraw cash, mobile phones, and the Internet, to workplace security systems that protect business secrets, and the civil and military codes that protect the skies above us. In this fascinating introduction to how cryptography actually works, Fred Piper and Sean Murphy highlight its all-pervasive impact on modern society. Tracing the major historical developments in cryptography to many present-day examples, which readers can sample themselves, such as creating digital signatures, this Very Short Introduction demystifies the art of cryptography, highlighting the considerable social and political, as well as practical, importance of data protection and authentication in the modern world. About the Authors 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 world-wide on a wide range of topics in information security, both academically and commercially. He is currently Director of the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London. Sean Murphy is a Professor in the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research interest centre on cryptology, escpecially encryption algorithms. He published some of the early papers on differential cyptoanalysis, and has written papers on a variety of cryptographic algorithms. Team-Fly file:///D|/1/4303/backcover.html [08.10.2007 12:51:00] Cryptography-A Very Short Introduction Team-Fly Cryptography—A Very Short Introduction Fred Piper and Sean Murphy Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi São Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto with an associated company in Berlin Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York Copyright © Fred Piper and Sean Murphy 2002 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published as a Very Short Introduction 2002 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organizations. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press,