Public-Key Cryptography

1. Front Matter

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2. Classical Two-Way Cryptography

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   Pages 1-54

3. The Idea of Public Keys

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   Pages 55-76

4. Knapsack Systems

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   Pages 77-124

5. RSA

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   Pages 125-157

6. Other Bases of Cryptosystems

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   Pages 159-179

7. Cryptographic Protocols: Surprising Vistas for Communication

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8. Back Matter

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Cryptography, secret writing, is enjoying a scientific renaissance following the seminal discovery in 1977 of public-key cryptography and applications in computers and communications. This book gives a broad overview of public-key cryptography - its essence and advantages, various public-key cryptosystems, and protocols - as well as a comprehensive introduction to classical cryptography and cryptoanalysis. The second edition has been revised and enlarged especially in its treatment of cryptographic protocols. From a review of the first edition: "This is a comprehensive review ... there can be no doubt that this will be accepted as a standard text. At the same time, it is clearly and entertainingly written ... and can certainly stand alone." Alex M. Andrew, Kybernetes, March 1992

• Knapsack-Systeme
• Kommunikation
• Kryptanalyse
• Kryptosysteme
• communication
• communication (X)
• computer
• cryptanalysis
• cryptography
• cryptosystems (X)
• protocols
• complexity

• Data City, Turku Centre for Computer Studies, Turku, Finland

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