Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practices, 3rd edition

Stallings, William

ISBN 10: 0130914290 / ISBN 13: 9780130914293

Published by Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall, 2002

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3rd edition,hardback book in fine condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practices, 3rd edition
• Publisher: Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130914290
• ISBN 13: 9780130914293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • technical
  • Science
  • espionage and intelligence

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Synopsis

Best-selling author William Stallings provides a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security. He includes the MOST important and hottest topic in cryptography, the new Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with an entire chapter devoted to AES. This is the most comprehensive coverage available. The book devotes an entire chapter providing clear, easy-to-read, and comprehensive treatment of this important topic. The previous edition of this book also won the 1999 TAA Award for the best computer science and engineering text of the year, has been completely updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. It has also been extensively reorganized to provide the optimal sequence for self-study. A four-part organization covers conventional encryption, public-key encryption and hash functions, network security practice, and system security. For anyone who wants the state of the art reference for network and computer security.

About the Author

William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 18 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 48 books on various aspects of this subject. 1 lc has won the annual Text and Academic Authors Association award five times for the best computer science and engineering text. He is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions. He maintains the Computer Science Technical Resciurce site at http://www.WilliamStallings.com/StudentSupport.html. Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from M.LT. All of his Prentice Hall title's can he found at the Prentice Hall web site http://www.prenhall.com/stallings .