- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (16 Jan 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471405744
- ISBN-13: 978-0471405740
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 19 x 1.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,173,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A clear and easy guide on how to use cryptography to secure e–commerce transactions
To be on the cutting edge of e–commerce, you need to understand how to best utilize cryptography to offer secure services for your customers over the Internet. But if you reach for most of the available books on the subject, you′ll find that they are far too technical for most business needs. If you need a quick and lucid managerial summary to help you develop effective e–commerce strategies, this is the book for you.
Geared to nontechnical managers who would like to explore the underlying concepts of modern cryptography, this book features an easily accessible, logical explanation of how cryptography works to solve real–world e–commerce problems, a tutorial on the underlying mathematics, and two case studies of PKI cryptographic architectures, showing how Kerberos and PKC can be wedded to protect a company′s intranet and how a full–blown working PKI provides security to a company′s Internet communications.
Divided into three major parts tailored to readers′ needs–Introduction to Modern Cryptography, Tutorial on the Mathematics of Cryptography, and case studies–the book covers:
How symmetrical key cryptography ensures confidentiality of messages
How cryptography lets you detect whether a message has been modified in transit
Why the distribution of cryptographic keys is important and difficult
The nuts and bolts of Kerberos–a major component of Microsoft′s Windows 2000 security solution
How Public Key Cryptography ensures security between people who share no prior secret information
Digital signatures on electronic contracts and the concept of non–repudiation
How digital certificates ensure positive identification of individuals
To be on the cutting edge of e–commerce, you need to understand how to best utilize cryptography to offer secure services for your customers over the Internet. But if you reach for most of the available books on the subject, you′ll find that they are far too technical for most business needs. If you need a quick and lucid managerial summary to help you develop effective e–commerce strategies, this is the book for you.
Geared to nontechnical managers who would like to explore the underlying concepts of modern cryptography, this book features an easily accessible, logical explanation of how cryptography works to solve real–world e–commerce problems, a tutorial on the underlying mathematics, and two case studies of PKI cryptographic architectures, showing how Kerberos and PKC can be wedded to protect a company′s intranet and how a full–blown working PKI provides security to a company′s Internet communications.
Divided into three major parts tailored to readers′ needs–Introduction to Modern Cryptography, Tutorial on the Mathematics of Cryptography, and case studies–the book covers:
How symmetrical key cryptography ensures confidentiality of messages
How cryptography lets you detect whether a message has been modified in transit
Why the distribution of cryptographic keys is important and difficult
The nuts and bolts of Kerberos–a major component of Microsoft′s Windows 2000 security solution
How Public Key Cryptography ensures security between people who share no prior secret information
Digital signatures on electronic contracts and the concept of non–repudiation
How digital certificates ensure positive identification of individuals
From the Author
I wrote the first and second sections book to fill a gap I have perceived in the literature on cryptography. Many of the current books are written by and for technical people, computer programmers, mathematicians, and cryptographers. They are intimidating to the nontechnical person, because they confront and challenge the reader with the need to understand the underlying mathematics of the field. Others are accessible to the nontechnical reader and explain cryptography in a historical context, but none explain in simple terms how cryptography can and is currently being applied in the real world, especially in e-commerce.
The first and second sections book will serve as the foundation for the reader who will use these first two sections to fulfill his or her need to understand and appreciate the concepts in the field, and as a launching pad for understanding the more complicated books and the third section of this book.
I wrote the third section to provide detailed case studies of two cryptographic architectures. In these case studies I present the problems I encountered, the potential solutions I evaluated and my reasoning for selecting a given solution. These case studies will provide the reader with detailed examples they can use to evaluate other cryptographic architectures and the through process in creating them.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A book everyone needs to read
11 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
I have just finished reading Jon's book regarding Cryptography and E-Commerce. This is one of the best explanations I have seen regarding these complex topics and issues. Mr. Graff presents them in a clear, concise, and humorous style. The book is full of pictures and figures which makes these concepts very easy to follow and understand. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the basics of cryptography without plowing through dreary technical texts. Cryptography and E-Commerce should be included in every technical library and also in most non-technical libraries. Anyone who uses the Internet needs to know this information.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent introduction to symmetric and PKC cryptography
6 Aug 2001
Format:Paperback
The basics of the usage of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography are explained here step by step in a precise way visualized by clear drawings of a sender, (evil) observer and recipient. Starting with the simplest case and showing what's faulty about it, the author develops an understanding of why it needs message digestion, public and private keys and either Kerberos or a certification authority.
A small part of the book is reserved for some mathematical expostions which do not go very far. Two case studies, one awkward, one profound, round off the book.
The term e-commerce in the title is somewhat misleading. The book deals rather with B2B, the other subcategory of e-business.
A possible audience for the book are people like me, who are supposed to know what excatly a digital signature is and therfore cannot really ask someone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Now I Understand Cryptography!!!
12 Feb 2001
Format:Paperback
I also agree with the above reviewer. Cryptography and E-Commerce is a great introduction to the essentials of modern cryptography in today's eBusiness. The cryptography concepts are wonderfully illustrated, and the analogies are light-hearted and very easy to understand. It not only includes many real-world examples, it also shed some light on problems associated with cryptography (i.e. Key Management Problems), that companies face today. There is an easy-to-understand section on the mathematics behind public key cryptography that does not require a background on number theory, as well as 2 case studies that really fortified my understanding of the concepts introduced in the book. There's more to cryptography than just the mathematics. I appreciate the fact that the author took some time to explain the business case associated with implementing modern cryptography. I really enjoyed this book and learned a great deal. Definitely a must -have on the bookshelf.
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