- Hardcover: 432 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (15 April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 047122894X
- ISBN-13: 978-0471228943
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 19.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,790,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"...the insight into the world of security that is offered here makes for an interesting read...any readers who are responsible for network and data security will find plenty of valuable pointers..." (PC Utilities, June 2003)
"...absolutely brilliantly written.... I loved the chapters on PKI...a must read!..." (Information Security Bulletin, July 2003)
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Security is the number one concern for businesses worldwide. The gold standard for attaining security is cryptography because it provides the most reliable tools for storing or transmitting digital information. Written by Niels Ferguson, lead cryptographer for Counterpane, Bruce Schneier′s security company, and Bruce Schneier himself, this is the much anticipated follow–up book to Schneier′s seminal encyclopedic reference, Applied Cryptography, Second Edition (0–471–11709–9), which has sold more than 150,000 copies.
Niels Ferguson (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a cryptographic engineer and consultant at Counterpane Internet Security. He has extensive experience in the creation and design of security algorithms, protocols, and multinational security infrastructures. Previously, Ferguson was a cryptographer for DigiCash and CWI. At CWI he developed the first generation of off–line payment protocols. He has published numerous scientific papers.
Bruce Schneier (Minneapolis, MN) is Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Counterpane Internet Security, a managed–security monitoring company. He is also the author of Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World (0–471–25311–1).
Niels Ferguson (Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a cryptographic engineer and consultant at Counterpane Internet Security. He has extensive experience in the creation and design of security algorithms, protocols, and multinational security infrastructures. Previously, Ferguson was a cryptographer for DigiCash and CWI. At CWI he developed the first generation of off–line payment protocols. He has published numerous scientific papers.
Bruce Schneier (Minneapolis, MN) is Founder and Chief Technical Officer at Counterpane Internet Security, a managed–security monitoring company. He is also the author of Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World (0–471–25311–1).
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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A successor, but not a replacement, for Schneier's renowned Applied Cryptography. Instead of that book's comprehensive approach, with descriptions of a multiplicity of techniques and algorithms, Practical Cryptography tends towards the opposite extreme, usually listing only one way to perform any task. Pseudocode is used to explain most algorithms. In some cases, readers are referred elsewhere for details (almost always available on the web). The authors go out of their way to keep the mathematics in explanations to a minimum: the maths is most apparent, as would be expected, in the section on public key cryptography. One or two implementation details, and the PRNG described, are previously unpublished (therefore less well tested?).
In general, Ferguson and Schneier's rather didactic approach works here, though occasionally I was left wishing for more detail. This book would most suit a programmer without much previous experience of cryptography, who needs to gain a working knowledge of cryptography without needing to wade through too much theory.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This book really does convey what practical cryptography is all about. Bruce and Niels hard-won experience of implementing cryptography shines through as they discuss not only different ways of implementing systems but take the reader through their reasoning for why one is more favourable than another. They assert that programming cryptographic systems requires a different mindset from conventional programming, and explain why. Using the classic Alice and Bob model they take the reader through the steps required to set-up a secure channel, despite Eve reading all the messages. This book could be the course text for a degree module in cryptography. It doesn't cover all the necessary nitty-gritty of algorithms (there are plenty of books that do that) rather it gives the reader a framework for thinking about and implementing practical cryptographic systems.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book is excellent for anyone interested in cryptography. It gives coverage of a wide range of cryptographic topics, and is very easy to understand. 'Practical Cryptography' is a perfect partner with 'Applied Cryptography' - the former discusses the inner working of cryptographic systems and the latter, whilst giving some information on cryptographic theory, is more orientated on implementation choices. 4 Stars.
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Very nice book
Very interesting and enlightening book for anyone thinking about applying cryptography in the real world. It give a good background and introduction to the digital security area.
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by R. Kruk
Provides a Good Overview and doesn't abuse the reader with Maths
Provides a good overview of the Cryptography subject without going into much Maths. If you want to learn more about Cryptography but don't want to bother with the hardcore maths -... Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2009 by Ivan Zlatev
An interesting book that I enjoyed reading.
As a general rule Software Developers (I am one) could all benefit from more information and awareness of security, and I found this book to be both informative and... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003 by Ian
Fantastic book, even for fledgings
I own Applied Crypto, and as others have said about that book, the only shortcoming nowadays is that it's nearly 10 years old. Read more
Published on 29 May 2003 by Ds Webster
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