Codes and ciphers : Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the internet /
The design of code and cipher systems has undergone major changes in modern times. Powerful personal computers have resulted in an explosion of e-banking, e-commerce and e-mail, and as a consequence the encryption of communications to ensure security has become a matter of public interest and import...
| Основен автор: | Churchhouse, R. F. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=112637 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Codes and ciphers. |
| Резюме: |
The design of code and cipher systems has undergone major changes in modern times. Powerful personal computers have resulted in an explosion of e-banking, e-commerce and e-mail, and as a consequence the encryption of communications to ensure security has become a matter of public interest and importance. This book describes and analyses many cipher systems ranging from the earliest and elementary to the more recent and sophisticated, such as RSA and DES, as well as wartime machines such as the ENIGMA and Hagelin, and ciphers used by spies. Security issues and possible methods of attack are discussed and illustrated by examples. The design of many systems involves advanced mathematical concepts and this is explained in detail in a major appendix. This book will appeal to anyone interested in codes and ciphers as used by private individuals, spies, governments and industry throughout history. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0511042183 9780511042188 0511155611 9780511155611 9780521810548 052181054X 9780521008907 0521008905 9780511542978 0511542976 1283331489 9781283331487 |