| Summary: | This comprehensive encyclopedia provides easy access to information on all aspects of cryptography and security. With an A-Z format of over 460 entries, 100 plus international experts provide an accessible reference for those seeking entry into any aspect of the broad fields of cryptography and information security. Most entries in this preeminent work include useful literature references, providing more than 2500 references in total. Topics for the encyclopedia were selected by a distinguished advisory board consisting of 18 of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. The main subject areas in this book include: authentication and identification; block ciphers and stream ciphers; computational issues; copy protection; cryptanalysis and security; cryptographic protocols; electronic payment and digital certificates; elliptic curve cryptography; factorization algorithms and primality tests;
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