Cryptography. Theory And Practice, 2nd Edition (Relié)

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), elliptic curve DSA, the secure hash algorithm ... these and other major advances over the last five years precipitated a comprehensive revision of this standard-setting text and reference. Now more tightly focused on the core areas, it contains many new topics as well as thoroughly updated treatments of topics presented in the first edition. There is increased emphasis on general concepts, but the outstanding features that first made this a bestseller all remain, including its mathematical rigor, numerous examples, pseudocode descriptions of algorithms, and clear, precise explanations. New in the Second Edition: • Explains the latest Federal Information Processing Standards, including the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1), and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) • Uses substitution-permutation networks to introduce block cipher design and analysis concepts • Explains both linear and differential cryptanalysis • Presents the Random Oracle model for hash functions • Addresses semantic security of RSA and Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding • Discusses Wiener's attack on low decryption exponent RSA Overwhelmingly popular and relied upon in its first edition, now, more than ever, Cryptography: Theory and Practice provides an introduction to the field ideal for upper-level students in both mathematics and computer science.