Codes and ciphers
Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the internet
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Author
Publication
2002 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3948361M
- ISBN-10052181054X
- OCLC Control Number47755924
- Library of Congress Control Number2001037409
- Goodreads1756675
Classifications
- DDC652/.8
- LCCZ103 .C48 2002
Description
'The design of code and cipher systems has undergone major changes in modern times. Powerful personal computers have resulted in an explosion of e-banking, e-commerce and e-mail, and as a consequence the encryption of communications to ensure security has become a matter of public interest and importance. This book describes and analyses many cipher systems ranging from the earliest and elementary to the most recent and sophisticated, such as RSA and DES, as well as wartime machines such as the ENIGMA and Hagelin, and ciphers used by spies. Security issues and possible methods of attack are discussed and illustrated by examples. The design of many systems involves advanced mathematical concepts and this is explained in detail in a major appendix. This book will appeal to anyone interested in codes and ciphers as used by private individuals, spies, governments and industry throughout history and right up to the present day. ' From publisher's description.
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