Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure on the Internet

Klaus Schmeh

488 pages, parution le 30/04/2003

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Résumé

Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure on the Internet provides a thorough overview of the subject. It explains how susceptible networks are to hacking and how cryptography can help. This comprehensive and practical guide covers:

Public Key Infrastructures (PKIs); important when using cryptography in a large organisation,
the difference between the SSL protocol and the IPSec standard,
integration of cryptography into the different OSI-layers, and how to decide whether hardware or software solutions are the right means to achieve this.

The book also includes sections on:

standardisation
authentication
elliptic curve cryptography
chip cards
algorithm modes and protocols - including SSL, TLS, IPSec, SMIME and PGP protocols
cryptography's connection with biometry (using biological characteristics for authentication purposes).

Cryptography and Public Key Infrastructure on the Internet is an indispensable guide for all levels of reader. It contains valuable reference material about statutes and standards affecting encryption, which companies are active in the market, and a reference guide to people, organisations, books and websites to go to for further information.

Contents

Why use cryptography on the Internet?

Introduction
What is cryptography and why is it so important?
How it it possible to eavesdrop on the Internet?

The principles of cryptography

Symmetrical encryption
Modern symmetrical encryption algorithms
Asymmetrical encryption
Digital signatures
Cryptographic hash functions
Cryptographic random generators

Advanced cryptography

Standardisation in cryptography
Block cipher modes of operation and data preparation for asymmetrical algorithms
Cryptographic protocols
Authentication
Crypto-systems based of elliptic curves
Implementation of cryptography

Public Key Infrastructures

Public Key infrastructures
How a PKI works
Digital certificates
Certificate servers
Practical aspects of the PKI construction

Crypto protocols for the Internet

The Internet and the OSI model
Crypto standards for the OSI Layers 1 and 2
IPSec (layer 3)
SSL, TLS and WTLS (layer 4)
Crypto standards for the World Wide Web (layer 7)
E-mail encryption standards (layer 7)
Internet payment systems(Layer 7)
Further application layer protocols

More about cryptography

Political aspects of cryptology
People who play a role in cryptography
Where to find out more about cryptography
The last chapter

Appendices
Index

Caractéristiques techniques

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Klaus Schmeh
Parution	30/04/2003
Nb. de pages	488
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	789g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470847459
ISBN13	978-0-470-84745-9