Cobb, Chey,

Cryptography for dummies / by Chey Cobb. - xx, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - For dummies . - For dummies . - For dummies. .

Includes index.

pt. I. Crypto Basics & What You Really Need to Know -- Ch. 1. A Primer on Crypto Basics -- Ch. 2. Major League Algorithms -- Ch. 3. Deciding What You Really Need -- Ch. 4. Locks and Keys -- pt. II. Public Key Infrastructure -- Ch. 5. The PKI Primer -- Ch. 6. PKI Bits and Pieces -- Ch. 7. All Keyed Up! -- pt. III. Putting Encryption Technologies to Work for You -- Ch. 8. Securing E-Mail from Prying Eyes -- Ch. 9. File and Storage Strategies -- Ch. 10. Authentication Systems -- Ch. 11. Secure E-Commerce -- Ch. 12. Virtual Private Network (VPN) Encryption -- Ch. 13. Wireless Encryption Basics -- pt. IV. The Part of Tens -- Ch. 14. The Ten Best Encryption Web Sites -- Ch. 15. The Ten Most Commonly Misunderstood Encryption Terms -- Ch. 16. Cryptography Do's and Don'ts -- Ch. 17. Ten Principles of "Cryptiquette" -- Ch. 18. Ten Very Useful Encryption Products -- pt. V. Appendixes -- App. A. Cryptographic Attacks -- App. C. Encryption Export Controls.

Covers the basics of cryptography and computer security, covering such topics as public key infrastructure, e-mail encryption, authentication systems, VPN encryption, and wireless encryption.

9780764541889

2003105686


Telecommunication--Security measures--Popular works.
Data encryption (Computer science)--Popular works.

TK5102.94 / .C62 2004

005.8 CO.C 2004 G.C