Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine Most available cryptology books primarily focus on either mathematics or history. Breaking this mold, Secret History: The Story of Cryptology gives a thorough yet accessible treatment of both the mathematics and history of cryptology. Requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites, the book presents the mathematics in sufficient detail and weaves the history throughout the chapters. In addition to the fascinating historical and political sides of cryptology, ...
Read More
Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine Most available cryptology books primarily focus on either mathematics or history. Breaking this mold, Secret History: The Story of Cryptology gives a thorough yet accessible treatment of both the mathematics and history of cryptology. Requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites, the book presents the mathematics in sufficient detail and weaves the history throughout the chapters. In addition to the fascinating historical and political sides of cryptology, the author-a former Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Cryptologic History-includes interesting instances of codes and ciphers in crime, literature, music, and art. Following a mainly chronological development of concepts, the book focuses on classical cryptology in the first part. It covers Greek and Viking cryptography, the Vigen�re cipher, the one-time pad, transposition ciphers, Jefferson's cipher wheel, the Playfair cipher, ADFGX, matrix encryption, World War II cipher systems (including a detailed examination of Enigma), and many other classical methods introduced before World War II. The second part of the book examines modern cryptology. The author looks at the work of Claude Shannon and the origin and current status of the NSA, including some of its Suite B algorithms such as elliptic curve cryptography and the Advanced Encryption Standard. He also details the controversy that surrounded the Data Encryption Standard and the early years of public key cryptography. The book not only provides the how-to of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange and RSA algorithm, but also covers many attacks on the latter. Additionally, it discusses Elgamal, digital signatures, PGP, and stream ciphers and explores future directions such as quantum cryptography and DNA computing. With numerous real-world examples and extensive references, this book skillfully balances the historical aspects of cryptology with its mathematical details. It provides readers with a sound foundation in this dynamic field. Please visit Dr. Bauer's website, which provides access to exercise sets: ...
Read Less
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $13.00, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $35.00, like new condition, Sold by La Playa Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $49.44, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $60.02, new condition, Sold by SurplusTextSeller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by CRC Press.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $78.35, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology (Discrete to cart. $98.35, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Chapman and Hall/CRC.
Add this copy of Secret History: the Story of Cryptology to cart. $130.60, new condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 2013 by CRC Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. 2013. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Series: Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications. Num Pages: 620 pages, 198 black & white illustrations, 58 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPJ; PBCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1042......We ship daily from our Bookshop.
