Overview
- Broad A-Z coverage in over 460 entries of up to 7 pages length
- Easily accessible to professionals in all fields who are interested in a particular aspect of the broad field of computer security or cryptology but who lack the time to study one of the many technically-detailed books on the subject
- No other accessible reference book on information security is currently available
- Includes over 2500 useful literature references
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This comprehensive encyclopedia provides easy access to information on all aspects of cryptography and security. With an A–Z format of over 460 entries, 100+ international experts provide an accessible reference for those seeking entry into any aspect of the broad fields of cryptography and information security. Most entries in this preeminent work include useful literature references, providing more than 2500 references in total.
Topics for the encyclopedia were selected by a distinguished advisory board consisting of 18 of the world’s leading scholars and practitioners. Main subject areas include:
Authentication and identification.- Block ciphers and stream ciphers.- Computational issues.- Copy protection.- Cryptanalysis and security.- Cryptographic protocols.- Electronic payment and digital certificates.- Elliptic curve cryptography.- Factorization algorithms and primality tests.- Hash functions and MACs.- Historical systems.- Identity-based cryptography.- Implementation aspects for smart cards and standards.- Key management.- Multiparty computations like voting schemes.- Public key cryptography.- Quantum cryptography.- Secret sharing schemes.- Sequences.- Web security.
The style of the entries in the Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security is expository and tutorial rather than detailed and technical, making the book a practical resource for information security experts as well as professionals in other fields who need to access this vital information but who may not have time to work their way through an entire text on their topic of interest.
The underlying concepts in information security can be difficult to understand and may even be counter-intuitive. The Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security will become the premier reference work on this complex subject.
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Keywords
- CTCPEC
- Chaum blind signature
- FIPS 140
- ITSEC
- KLTcatalog
- PGP
- Transport Layer security (TLS)
- access control
- anonymity
- anonymous networks
- anonymous retailer
- blind signature
- blinding techniques
- certified mail
- chaffing and winnowing
- communication channel anonymity
- compromising emanations
- copy protection
- credentials
- designated confirmer signatures
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"Readers of this book will first be impressed by its size and high-quality binding. The first impression suggests a monumental piece of work … . Information security specialists will benefit by having this concise reference. … The real strength of the book is that it is an excellent reference; taking this reference along while traveling would be great … . this book is the best work reference available, and thus a must-have for all researchers and writers working with information technology (IT) security." (Edgar R. Weippl, Computing Reviews, May, 2006)
Editors and Affiliations
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Advisory Board Members
Carlisle Adams, Entrust, Inc.
Friedrich Bauer, Technische Universität München
Gerrit Bleumer, Francotyp-Postalia
Dan Boneh, Stanford University
Pascale Charpin, INRIA-Rocquencourt
Claude Crepeau, McGill University
Yvo Desmedt, University of London
Grigory Kabatiansky, Institute for Information Transmission Problems
Burt Kaliski, RSA Security
Peter Landrock, University of Aarhus
Patrick McDaniel, Penn State University
Alfred Menezes, University of Waterloo
David Naccache, Gemplus
Christof Paar, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Bart Preneel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Jean-Jacques Quisquater, Université Catholique de Louvain
Kazue Sako, NEC Corporation
Berry Schoenmakers, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security
Editors: Henk C. A. Tilborg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23483-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 684
Topics: Data Structures and Information Theory, Cryptology, Coding and Information Theory, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Applications of Mathematics, Complexity