- Paperback: 681 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 3 edition (1 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0131115022
- ISBN-13: 978-0131115026
- Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 17.7 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #92 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Networking & Security > Security > Cryptography
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For one-semester, undergraduate/graduate level courses in Cryptography, Computer Security, and Network Security.
Best-selling author and four-time winner of the TEXTY award for the best Computer Science and Engineering text, William Stallings provides a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security. This text, which won the 1999 TAA Award for the best computer science and engineering textbook of the year, has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. It has also been extensively reorganized to provide the optimal sequence for classroom instruction and self-study.
From the Back Cover
William Stallings' book provides comprehensive and completely up-to-date coverage of computer organization and architecture including memory, I/O, and parallel systems. The text covers leading-edge areas, including superscalar design, IA-64 design features, and parallel processor organization trends. It meets students' needs by addressing both the fundamental principles as well as the critical role of performance in driving computer design. Providing an unparalleled degree of instructor and student support, including supplements and on-line resources through the book's website, the sixth edition is in the forefront in its field.
New Material
- IA-64/Itanium architecture: The chapter-length description and analysis includes predicated execution and speculative loading.
- Cache memory: The new edition devotes an entire chapter to this central element in the design of high-performance processors.
- Optical memory: Coverage is expanded and updated.
- Advanced DRAM architecture: More material has been added to cover this topic, including an updated discussion of SDRAM and RDRAM.
- SMPs, clusters, and NUMA systems: The chapter on parallel organization has been expanded and updated.
- Expanded instructor support: The book now provides extensive support for projects with its new website.
- Pedagogy: Each chapter now includes a list of review questions (as well as homework problems) and a list of key words.
Distinguishing Treatment
Pedagogical Features
- Running examples: Provides numerous concrete examples, especially Pentium 4 and Power PC G4
- Unified instructional approach: Enables student to evaluate instruction set design issues.
- Instructors Resource CD-ROM: Includes solutions to homework problems, list of research projects, and list of simulation projects, plus student manual for both SimpleScalar and SMPCache, and a list of suggested reading assignments.
The author's website: http://www.WilliamStallings.com/COA6e provides support for students, instructors and professionals:
- Links to important up-to-date site-related text materials
- Provides transparency masters of figures and tables from the book in PDF format
- Offers course notes in PDF for handouts
- Includes a set of PowerPoint slides for lecturing
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Clear, comprehensive intro to cryptography,
This review is from: Cryptography and Network Security, 2nd Ed. (Hardcover)
A good, clear, reasonably in-depth introduction to all the principles involved. Will help you understand a lot if you have a background in maths and number theory, but won't lose you (and will give you some) if you don't. I'd recommend it to everyone who needs to understand what's happening under the bonnet before engaging in any cryptography project.The first two sections (Conventional Encryption, Public-Key Encryption and Hash Function) are both moderately detailed and lucid. The third section (Network Security Practice) is more of an intro (you will learn more about IPSec from the RFCs), but still useful for the novice. The final section (System Security) is quite dated, and bears more resemblance to Cheswick/Bellovin's 1994 'Firewalls and Internet Security' ...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
All in one,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cryptography and Network Security, 2nd Ed. (Hardcover)
It is an introductory book to Cryptography and network security.Talks about many things and covers them quite well. The good point of the book is that it covers both cryptography and network security. Few words but correct and clear. Instructions to find more. In other words, it is an all in one book. Use it as a reference but combine it with other sources for more details. Don't hesitate to buy it. It won't give you a headache:-) Downsides, before the time of AES.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Broad range of topics, but limited coverage of each.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cryptography and Network Security, 2nd Ed. (Hardcover)
This is an undergraduate textbook rather than a book aimed at the professional programmer or network administrator. The topic coverage is wide - block cipher and public-key encryption algorithms, security issues for network administration, network security schemes (e.g., Kerberos, PGP, SSL, etc.). Unfortunately, the coverage of each topic is also narrow. The cryptography section, for example, is no match for Bruce Schneier's 'Applied Cryptography'. In addition, the coverage is not always clear; for example, the section on SSL/TLS is no clearer than Netscape's SSL (secure sockets layer) specification (i.e. not very clear at all). There is also a lack of application, although this is addressed to some degree by the set exercises. However, the professional developer has no time for exercises and code examples would be much better. Overall the book is OK, if a little disappointing. It gathers a wide range of material under one cover but cannot be used as a definitive reference for any topic. Better for computer science students than IT professionals.
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