000			02887 a2200265 4500
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020			_a9781466561861
082			_a005.82 _bB2S3
100			_aBauer, Craig P. _9234427
245			_aSecret history: the story of cryptology
260			_c2013 _bCRC Press _aLondon
300			_axxv, 594 p.
365			_aUKP _b44.99
440			_aDiscrete mathematics and its applications _958420
520			_aMost available cryptology books primarily focus on either mathematics or history. Breaking this mold, Secret History: The Story of Cryptology gives a thorough yet accessible treatment of both the mathematics and history of cryptology. Requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites, the book presents the mathematics in sufficient detail and weaves the history throughout the chapters. In addition to the fascinating historical and political sides of cryptology, the author—a former Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Cryptologic History—includes interesting instances of codes and ciphers in crime, literature, music, and art. Following a mainly chronological development of concepts, the book focuses on classical cryptology in the first part. It covers Greek and Viking cryptography, the Vigenère cipher, the one-time pad, transposition ciphers, Jefferson’s cipher wheel, the Playfair cipher, ADFGX, matrix encryption, World War II cipher systems (including a detailed examination of Enigma), and many other classical methods introduced before World War II. The second part of the book examines modern cryptology. The author looks at the work of Claude Shannon and the origin and current status of the NSA, including some of its Suite B algorithms such as elliptic curve cryptography and the Advanced Encryption Standard. He also details the controversy that surrounded the Data Encryption Standard and the early years of public key cryptography. The book not only provides the how-to of the Diffie-Hellman key exchange and RSA algorithm, but also covers many attacks on the latter. Additionally, it discusses Elgamal, digital signatures, PGP, and stream ciphers and explores future directions such as quantum cryptography and DNA computing. With numerous real-world examples and extensive references, this book skillfully balances the historical aspects of cryptology with its mathematical details. It provides readers with a sound foundation in this dynamic field.
650			_aData encryption (Computer science) _985173
650			_aComputer security _956817
650			_aCryptography - History _9234195
650			_aCiphers _9158828
650			_aCOMPUTERS / Security / Cryptography _9234196
650			_aMATHEMATICS / General _9234197
650			_aMATHEMATICS / Combinatorics _9234198
700			_aRosen, Kenneth. H. _eSeries editor _9234199
942			_cBK
999			_c179275 _d179275