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Cryptography, An Introduction

by Nigel Smart,
McGraw-Hill, 2002.
ISBN 0 077 09987 7 (PB).

Nigel Smart's Cryptography provides the rigorous detail required for advanced cryptographic studies, yet approaches the subject matter in an accessible style in order to gently guide new students through difficult mathematical topics. Covering the latest developments in cryptography, including the Rijndael algorithm chosen for the new Advanced Encryption Standard, the OAEP padding system for RSA, elliptic curve based systems and provable security this book is a complete introduction to cryptography.

Part I Mathematical Background 
1 Modular Arithmetic, Groups, Finite Fields and Probability 
2 Elliptic Curves 

Part II Symmetric Encryption 
3 Historical Ciphers 
4 Information Theoretic Security 
5 Symmetric Ciphers 
6 Symmetric Key Distribution 

Part III Public Key Encryption and Signatures 
7 Basic Public Key Encryption Algorithms 
8 Primality Testing and Factoring 
9 Discrete Logarithms 
10 Key Exchange, Signature Schemes and Hash Functions 
11 Implementation Issues 
12 Obtaining Authentic Public Keys 
13 Protocols 

Part IV Security Issues 
14 Attacks on Public Key Schemes 
15 Definitions of Security 
16 Complexity Theoretic Approaches 
17 Provable Security: With Random Oracles 
18 Provable Security: Without Random Oracles 
Appendices 
Appendix A Basic Mathematical Terminology 
Appendix B Java Examples 
Index 

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