Codes and ciphers : Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the internet /

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Author / Creator:Churchhouse, R. F.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description:1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:Cryptography.
Ciphers.
Cryptographie.
Chiffres (Cryptographie)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Writing.
Ciphers.
Cryptography.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129922
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ISBN:0511042183
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English.
Print version record.
Summary: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 more 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.
Other form:Print version: Churchhouse, R.F. Codes and ciphers. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 052181054X 0521008905