Secret History: The Story of CryptologyWinner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE MagazineMost available cryptology books primarily focus on either mathematics or history. Breaking this mold, Secret History: The Story of Cryptology gives a thorough yet accessible treatment of both the mathematics and history of cryptology. Requiring minimal mathematical prerequisites, the |
Contents
Chapter 1 Ancient Roots | 3 |
Disguises for Messages | 11 |
Chapter 3 Simple Progression to an Unbreakable Cipher | 69 |
Chapter 4 Transposition Ciphers | 119 |
Chapter 5 Shakespeare Jefferson and JFK | 145 |
Chapter 6 World War I and Herbert O Yardley | 185 |
Chapter 7 Matrix Encryption | 227 |
The Enigma of Germany | 245 |
Chapter 12 Data Encryption Standard | 369 |
Chapter 13 Birth of Public Key Cryptography | 403 |
Chapter 14 Attacking RSA | 427 |
Chapter 15 Primality Testing and Complexity Theory | 459 |
Chapter 16 Authenticity | 489 |
Chapter 17 Pretty Good Privacy | 503 |
Chapter 18 Stream Ciphers | 519 |
Chapter 19 Suite B AllStars | 533 |
Chapter 9 Cryptologic War against Japan | 293 |
Chapter 10 Claude Shannon | 329 |
Chapter 11 National Security Agency | 341 |
Chapter 20 Possible Futures | 559 |
Back Cover | 575 |
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