Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption - Softcover

Aumasson, Jean-Philippe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593278268 ISBN 13: 9781593278267

Publisher: No Starch Press, 2017

Synopsis

This practical guide to modern encryption breaks down the fundamental mathematical concepts at the heart of cryptography without shying away from meaty discussions of how they work. You’ll learn about authenticated encryption, secure randomness, hash functions, block ciphers, and public-key techniques such as RSA and elliptic curve cryptography.

You’ll also learn:
- Key concepts in cryptography, such as computational security, attacker models, and forward secrecy
- The strengths and limitations of the TLS protocol behind HTTPS secure websites
- Quantum computation and post-quantum cryptography
- About various vulnerabilities by examining numerous code examples and use cases
- How to choose the best algorithm or protocol and ask vendors the right questions

Each chapter includes a discussion of common implementation mistakes using real-world examples and details what could go wrong and how to avoid these pitfalls. 

Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or a beginner looking to dive into the field, Serious Cryptography will provide a complete survey of modern encryption and its applications.

About this title

About the Author

Jean-Philippe (JP) Aumasson is cofounder and chief security officer of Taurus, a global provider of crypto asset management technology for financial institutions. He's also a cryptographer, author of the reference book Serious Cryptography, and co-designer of the algorithms BLAKE2, BLAKE3, SipHash, and the NIST standard MLH-DSA. He holds a PhD from EPFL, Switzerland, and gave research and outreach talks at major events such as Black Hat USA, and DEF CON. JP's work has been featured in Wired, Techcrunch, Ars Technica, Threatpost, and other major online magazines.
JP has been described as a "luminary" and "well-regarded expert in crypt analysis"​ (sic) by journalists, and as "a classic cryptographer and quite an understandable of the sort".

Edition details

• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593278268
• ISBN 13: 9781593278267
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312