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History of Cryptography and Cryptanalysis

Codes, Ciphers, and Their Algorithms

Produktform: Buch / Einband - fest (Hardcover)

Topics and features: presents a history of cryptology from ancient Rome to the present day, with a focus on cryptology in the 20th and 21st centuries; reviews the different types of cryptographic algorithms used to create secret messages, and the various methods for breaking such secret messages; provides engaging examples throughout the book illustrating the use of cryptographic algorithms in different historical periods; describes the notable contributions to cryptology of Herbert Yardley, William and Elizebeth Smith Friedman, Lester Hill, Agnes Meyer Driscoll, and Claude Shannon; concludes with a review of tantalizing unsolved mysteries in cryptology, such as the Voynich Manuscript, the Beale Ciphers, and the Kryptos sculpture. This engaging work is ideal as both a primary text for courses on the history of cryptology, and as a supplementary text for advanced undergraduate courses on computer security. No prior background in mathematics is assumed, beyond what would be encountered in an introductory course on discrete mathematics. weiterlesen

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Sprache(n): Englisch

ISBN: 978-3-319-90442-9 / 978-3319904429 / 9783319904429

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Erscheinungsdatum: 06.09.2018

Seiten: 303

Auflage: 1

Autor(en): John F. Dooley

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