Cryptography & Network Security

TL;DR: A textbook for beginners in security, well-known author Behrouz Forouzan uses his accessible writing style and visual approach to simplify the difficult concepts of cryptography and network security.

Abstract: A textbook for beginners in security. In this new first edition, well-known author Behrouz Forouzan uses his accessible writing style and visual approach to simplify the difficult concepts of cryptography and network security. This edition also provides a website that includes Powerpoint files as well as instructor and students solutions manuals. Forouzan presents difficult security topics from the ground up. A gentle introduction to the fundamentals of number theory is provided in the opening chapters, paving the way for the student to move on to more complex security and cryptography topics. Difficult math concepts are organized in appendices at the end of each chapter so that students can first learn the principles, then apply the technical background. Hundreds of examples, as well as fully coded programs, round out a practical, hands-on approach which encourages students to test the material they are learning. Table of contents Cryptography and Network Security1 IntroductionPart 1 Symmetric-Key Encipherment2 Mathematics of Cryptography3 Traditional Symmetric-Key Ciphers4 Mathematics of Cryptography5 Introduction to Modern Symmetric-Key Ciphers6 Data Encryption Standard (DES)7 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)8 Encipherment Using Modern Symmetric-Key CiphersPart 2 Asymmetric-Key Encipherment9 Mathematics of Cryptography10 Asymmetric-Key CryptographyPart 3 Integrity, Authentication, and Key Management11 Message Integrity and Message Authentication12 Cryptographic Hash Functions13 Digital Signature14 Entity Authentication15 Key ManagementPart 4 Network Security16 Security at the Application Layer: PGP and S/MIME17 Security at the Transport Layer: SSL and TLS18 Security at the Network Layer: IPSec