Название: Encrypt, Sign, Attack: A compact introduction to cryptography
Автор: Olaf Manz
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2022
Страниц: 140
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub
Размер: 10.3 MB
This book explains compactly, without theoretical superstructure and with as little mathematical formalism as possible, the essential concepts in the encryption of messages and data worthy of protection. The focus is on the description of the historically and practically important cipher, signature and authentication methods. Both symmetric encryption and public-key ciphers are discussed. In each case, the strategies used to attack and attempt to "crack" encryption are also discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the practical use of ciphers, especially in the everyday environment. The book is suitable for working groups at STEM schools and STEM teacher training, for introductory courses at universities as well as for interested students and adults. Textbooks and reference books take a more scientific approach to the topic of data encryption under the title of cryptography. They deal with the mathematical theories of the common procedures, describe their algorithms and program-technical realizations, and also deal with many topics of the organizational implementation. As a basis for lectures or seminars, it must in the first instance be the goal to introduce students to scientific work and to introduce them to areas of current research.