Network Security and Cryptography  (English, Paperback, Menezes Bernard)

Network Security and Cryptography was published in 2010 and is a book on Network Security, primarily meant for undergraduate students of computer science engineering. The book deals with the protection of network and data transmission over wireless network. In this book, the author explains the concepts of cyber attacks as well as the defence techniques  and strategies used to fight them. Cryptography is the science of concealing the context of a message from people other than the sender and the receiver, as well as authenticating it. Some of the concepts related to cryptography are covered in this book, including Secret Key and Public Key Cryptography, Cryptography Hash, Discrete Logarithm and it’s applications, Key Management, Authentication, IPSec, Wireless LAN security, Malware, Firewalls, Cellphone Security, Intrusion Prevention and Detection, Radio Frequency IDs, Electronic Payment, and Web Services and Security. These topics are also supplemented by a good number of figures and examples that help in understanding the syllabus better. Also, there are interesting assignments and experiments at the end of each and every chapter, which help the students in grasping the concepts better. Relevant topics like Bluetooth, WiFi, and Biometrics are also covered here.