A Classical Introduction to Cryptography

Applications for Communications Security

By: Serge Vaudenay

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Hardcover | 16 September 2005

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A Classical Introduction to Cryptography: Applications for Communications Security introduces fundamentals of information and communication security by providing appropriate mathematical concepts to prove or break the security of cryptographic schemes.

This advanced-level textbook covers conventional cryptographic primitives and cryptanalysis of these primitives; basic algebra and number theory for cryptologists; public key cryptography and cryptanalysis of these schemes; and other cryptographic protocols, e.g. secret sharing, zero-knowledge proofs and undeniable signature schemes.

A Classical Introduction to Cryptography: Applications for Communications Security is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level students in computer science. This book is also suitable for researchers and practitioners in industry. A separate exercise/solution booklet is available as well, please go to www.springeronline.com under author: Vaudenay for additional details on how to purchase this booklet.

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"This impressive hardback introduces fundamentals of information and communications security by providing mathematical concepts to prove or break the security of cryptographic schemes. ... The book is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate level students in computer science. This comprehensive volume is also suitable for researchers and practitioners in industry." (Cryptologia, Vol. 30, 2006)

"This book presents, using a chronological order, both conventional cryptography and public-key cryptography, as well as the two sides of cryptanalysis: adversary modelling and proof reduction. ... This advanced-level textbook is recommended for those interested in cryptography and its applications: students, researchers, computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and practitioners in industry." (Michael M. Dediu, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2007 b)

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Prehistory of Cryptography
Foundations of Conventional Cryptography
Roots of Modern Cryptography
The Shannon Theory of Secrecy
Exercises
Conventional Cryptography
The Data Encryption Standard (DES)
DES Modes of Operation
Multiple Encryption
An Application of DES: UNIX Passwords
Classical Cipher Skeletons
Other Block Cipher Examples
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Stream Ciphers
Brute Force Attacks
Exercises
Dedicated Conventional Cryptographic Primitives
Cryptographic Hashing
The Birthday Paradox
A Dedicated Attack on MD
Message Authentication Codes
Cryptographic Pseudorandom Generators
Exercises
Conventional Security Analysis
Differential Cryptanalysis
Linear Cryptanalysis
Classical Security Strengthening
Modern Security Analysis
Exercises
Security Protocols with Conventional Cryptography
Password Access Control
Challenge-Response Protocols
One-Time Password
Key Distribution
Authentication Chains
Wireless Communication: Two Case Studies
Exercises
Algorithmic Algebra
Basic Group Theory
The Ring Zn
The Finite Field Zn
Finite Fields
Elliptic Curves over Finite Fields
Exercises
Algorithmic Number Theory
Primality
Factorization
Computing Orders in Groups
Discrete Logarithm
Exercises
Elements of Complexity Theory
Formal Computation
Ability Frontiers
Complexity Reduction
Exercises
Public-Key Cryptography
Diffie-Hellman
Experiment with NP-Completeness
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA)
ElGamal Encryption
Exercises
Digital Signature
Digital Signature Schemes
RSA Signature
ElGamal Signature Family
Toward Provable Security for Digital Signatures
Exercises
Cryptographic Protocols
Zero-Knowledge
Secret Sharing
Special Purpose Digital Signatures
Other Protocols
Exercises
From Cryptography to Communication Security
Certificates
SSH: Secure Shell
SSL: Secure Socket Layer
PGP: Pretty Good Privacy
Exercises
Further Readings
Bibliography
Index
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