Publisher's Synopsis
Unlock the Mathematics That Shields the Digital World
You hold the essential, math-first roadmap to every foundational idea that powers today's encryption-from the elegance of modular arithmetic to the ingenuity of elliptic curve cryptography. Written for university courses, self-taught professionals, and security researchers, this 44-chapter volume turns abstract theory into concrete mastery.
- Comprehensive Scope - Dive into RSA, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, discrete logarithms, finite fields, and pseudorandom number generators-all under one cover.
- Algorithmic Insight - Explore substitution-permutation networks, Feistel structures, LFSRs, block cipher modes (CBC, CTR), and cryptographic hash functions with a clear focus on the algebra that makes them secure.
- Hands-On Problem Sets - Sharpen skills with graduate-level exercises that bridge theory and real-world application.
- Teaching-Ready Organization - 44 self-contained chapters map cleanly to semester schedules and professional certification prep alike.
Inside You'll Master
- Modular arithmetic, Euclidean algorithm, Chinese Remainder Theorem
- Shannon entropy, information-theoretic secrecy, one-time pad proofs - Finite fields GF(p) and GF(2^m), polynomial arithmetic, Boolean algebra
- Stream cipher keystream generation, block cipher diffusion & confusion - Cryptographic hash design, collision resistance, birthday paradox math
- Secret sharing via Lagrange interpolation, threshold schemes, coding theory
- Complexity analysis, hardness assumptions, reductionist security proofs
Whether you're fortifying blockchain protocols, engineering secure APIs, or conquering your next math exam, this textbook delivers the core knowledge the cybersecurity industry runs on.
Elevate your mastery-add this indispensable reference to your shelf today.
