A Classical Introduction to Cryptography: Applications for Communications Security

by Serge Vaudenay

A Classical Introduction to Applications for Communications Security introduces fundamentals of information and communication security by providing appropriate mathematical concepts to prove or break the security of cryptographic schemes. This advanced-level textbook covers conventional cryptographic primitives and cryptanalysis of these primitives; basic algebra and number theory for cryptologists; public key cryptography and cryptanalysis of these schemes; and other cryptographic protocols, e.g. secret sharing, zero-knowledge proofs and undeniable signature schemes. A Classical Introduction to Applications for Communications Security is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level students in computer science. This book is also suitable for researchers and practitioners in industry. A separate exercise/solution booklet is available as well, please go to www.springeronline.com under Vaudenay for additional details on how to purchase this booklet.

354 pages, Hardcover

First published September 16, 2005

Reviews

[Kevin Halleran]

This book is useless without a substantial math background. It does little to explain the concepts, unless you are already a mathematician.

[Dzung Vuong]

This is a book about cryptography hence it requires good background of mathematics including number theory and statistics.