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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (30 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0192803158
  • ISBN-13: 978-0192803153
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection - subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be concerned. Important areas are highlighted, such as Stream Ciphers, block ciphers, public key algorithms, digital signatures, and applications such as e-commerce. This book highlights the explosive impact of cryptography on modern society, with, for example, the evolution of the internet and the introduction of more sophisticated banking methods.


About the Author

Fred Piper has been a Professor of Mathematics at the University of London since 1975 and has worked in security since 1979. In 1985 he formed a company, Codes & Ciphers Ltd., which offers consultancy advice in all aspects of information security.He has lectured worldwide on a wide range of topics in information security, both academically and comercially.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Primer for Cryptography, 11 Jul 2002
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This book presumes no prior knowledge of Cryptography whatsoever, and as such is both accessible and enjoyable to read.

Its great value for money and will serve anyone new to the subject well. It contains references which allow the interested reader to further research the topic further, either mathematically or historically.

For anyone studying Cryptography for the first time, this really is the perfect pocket primer! Highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Makes the complex simple to understand, 21 Jun 2008
Cryptography is a knotty subject but this book by Professor Piper starts from the beginning and provides a highly digestible (if compressed) walk through the subject. As a consultant and engineer I needed to learn something about the subject in very little time, and this book does not waste a single word in getting to the point. I would not expect to get anything more than a high level overview, and this book delivers that perfectly. It's rare to find such a well written technical book that is also comprehensible to the non-technical reader - congratulations!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intro to Crypto, 15 April 2003
It deals with all the basic on cryptography and it is a very well thought and written book. There is only one thing better than the book and that is listening to a lecture from Professor Piper...if you have the privelege.
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