Overview
- Balances the theorems of mathematics against the feasibility of computation
- Covers the algorithmic foundations as well core mathematics and arithmetic
- Demonstrates how cryptography is something one actually “does,” rather than theorizes about
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This unique textbook text balances the theorems of mathematics against the feasibility of computation. Cryptography is something one actually “does”, not a mathematical game one proves theorems about. There is deep math; there are some theorems that must be proved; and there is a need to recognize the brilliant work done by those who focus on theory. But at the level of an undergraduate course, the emphasis should be first on knowing and understanding the algorithms and how to implement them, and also to be aware that the algorithms must be implemented carefully to avoid the “easy” ways to break the cryptography. This text covers the algorithmic foundations and is complemented by core mathematics and arithmetic.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Duncan Buell, professor emeritus in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering at University of South Carolina, also has 15 years of experience at a research lab doing high-performance computing research in support of the US National Security Agency.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Cryptography
Book Subtitle: Introducing Mathematical and Algorithmic Foundations
Authors: Duncan Buell
Series Title: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73492-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73491-6Published: 16 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73492-3Published: 15 June 2021
Series ISSN: 1863-7310
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1781
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 279
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Systems and Data Security, Cryptology, Theory of Computation