Everyday cryptography : fundamental principles and applications / Keith M. Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Keith M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cryptography.

Data encryption (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A self-contained, accessible text, with almost no prior knowledge of mathematics required, this book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones, payment cards, and wireless local area networks.

"Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of digital information. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for everyday technologies like the internet, mobile phones, payment cards and wireless local area networks (WLANs). Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they arise in contemporary applications, it avoids both an over-reliance on transient technologies and overwhelming theoretical formality. The first part of the book provides an essential background to the subject and identifies the core security services provided by cryptography and establishes what is required to make cryptography effective within a digital system. The next part introduces the main cryptographic mechanisms that deliver these security services, such as encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, and authentication protocols and discusses why they work and how to deploy them without delving into any significant mathematical detail. The third part introduces the important practical aspects of cryptographic implementation and key management, both of which are essential for making cryptography work in real systems. The last part considers the use of cryptography and presents a range of application case studies, discusses the use of cryptography to support data privacy and considers wider societal issues arising from use of cryptography to support contemporary cyber security"-- Oxford Academic.

Contents:

Basic principles

Historical cryptosystems

Theoretical versus practical security

Symmetric encryption

Public-key encryption

Data integrity

Entity authentication

Implementation of cryptography

Key management

Management of public keys

Applications of cryptography

Cryptography for personal devices

Cryptography for privacy

Cryptography and society

Closing remarks.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed November 30, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Martin, Keith M. Everyday cryptography.

ISBN:

9780198903314

0198903316

9780198903291

0198903294

9780198903307

0198903308

OCLC:

1518563350

Publisher Number:

CIPO000234549

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license