Cobb Cryptography For Dummies

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7645-6831-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 336 Seiten, E-Book

* Cryptography is the most effective way to achieve data securityand is essential to e-commerce activities such as online shopping,stock trading, and banking
* This invaluable introduction to the basics of encryption coverseverything from the terminology used in the field to specifictechnologies to the pros and cons of different implementations
* Discusses specific technologies that incorporate cryptographyin their design, such as authentication methods, wirelessencryption, e-commerce, and smart cards
* Based entirely on real-world issues and situations, thematerial provides instructions for already available technologiesthat readers can put to work immediately
* Expert author Chey Cobb is retired from the NRO, where she helda Top Secret security clearance, instructed employees of the CIAand NSA on computer security and helped develop the computersecurity policies used by all U.S. intelligence agencies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cobb, Chey

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Crypto Basics & What You Really Need toKnow.
Chapter 1: A Primer on Crypto Basics.
Chapter 2: Major League Algorithms.
Chapter 3: Deciding What You Really Need.
Chapter 4: Locks and Keys.
Part II: Public Key Infrastructure.
Chapter 5: The PKI Primer.
Chapter 6: PKI Bits and Pieces.
Chapter 7: All Keyed Up!
Part III: Putting Encryption Technologies to Work forYou.
Chapter 8: Securing E-Mail from Prying Eyes.
Chapter 9: File and Storage Strategies.
Chapter 10: Authentication Systems.
Chapter 11: Secure E-Commerce.
Chapter 12: Virtual Private Network (VPN) Encryption.
Chapter 13: Wireless Encryption Basics.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 14: The Ten Best Encryption Web Sites.
Chapter 15: The Ten Most Commonly Misunderstood EncryptionTerms.
Chapter 16: Cryptography Do's and Don'ts.
Chapter 17: Ten Principles of "Cryptiquette".
Chapter 18: Ten Very Useful Encryption Products.
Part V: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Cryptographic Attacks.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Appendix C: Encryption Export Controls.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Chey Cobb, CISSP, author of Network Security For Dummies, was Chief Security Officer for a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) overseas location. She is a nationally recognized computer security expert.