Written Practice Workbook: 1st Edition (Saxon Math Intermediate 3)

Description

Opens with a foreword by cryptography pioneer and Turing Award winner, Ron Rivest
Helps develop a comprehensive understanding of modern applied cryptography
Provides a thorough introduction to post-quantum cryptography consisting of the three standardized cipher families
Includes for every chapter a comprehensive problem set, extensive examples, and a further-reading discussion
Communicates, using a unique pedagogical approach, the essentials about foundations and use in practice, while keeping mathematics to a minimum
Supplies up-to-date security parameters for all cryptographic algorithms
Incorporates chapter reviews and discussion on such topics as historical and societal context
Understanding and employing cryptography has become central for securing virtually any digital application, whether user app, cloud service, or even medical implant.
Heavily revised and updated, the long-awaited
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follows the unique approach of making modern cryptography accessible to a broad audience, requiring only a minimum of prior knowledge. After introducing basic cryptography concepts, this seminal textbook covers nearly all symmetric, asymmetric, and post-quantum cryptographic algorithms currently in use in applications求ranging from cloud computing and smart phones all the way to industrial systems, block chains, and cryptocurrencies.
Opens with a foreword by cryptography pioneer and Turing Award winner, Ron Rivest
Helps develop a comprehensive understanding of modern applied cryptography
Provides a thorough introduction to post-quantum cryptography consisting of the three standardized cipher families
Includes for every chapter a comprehensive problem set, extensive examples, and a further-reading discussion
Communicates, using a unique pedagogical approach, the essentials about foundations and use in practice, while keeping mathematics to a minimum
Supplies up-to-date security parameters for all cryptographic algorithms
Incorporates chapter reviews and discussion on such topics as historical and societal context
This must-have book is indispensable as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses, as well as for self-study by designers and engineers.
The authors have more than 20 years＊ experience teaching cryptography at various universities in the US and Europe. In addition to being renowned scientists, they have extensive experience with applying cryptography in industry, fromwhich they have drawn important lessons for their teaching.