Cryptography cracking codes / edited by Rob Curley, Senior editor, Science and Technology.

Other author Curley, Robert, 1955-
Format Electronic
EditionFirst Edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing, In Association With Rosen Educational Services, 2013.
Descriptionxvi, 80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects

Seriesntelligence and counterintelligence
Contents Introduction -- Cryptography, cryptanalysis, and cryptology -- The fundamentals of codes, ciphers, and authentication -- Cryptology in private and commercial life -- Cipher systems -- Transposition ciphers -- Substitution ciphers -- Playfair ciphers -- Vigenère ciphers -- Vernam-vigenère ciphers -- Product ciphers -- Key systems and block and stream ciphers -- Single-key cryptography -- Two-key cryptography -- Public-key cryptography -- Secret-sharing -- RSA encryption -- Block and stream ciphers -- Cryptanalysis -- Basic aspects -- Types of cryptanalysis -- Early manual and mechanical cryptography -- The first systems -- World wars I and II -- Modern electronic cryptography -- The impact of electronics -- DES and AES -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 77) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012035291
ISBN9781622750344 (library binding)

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