Cryptography Theory and Practice

Cryptography is an outstanding book that covers all the major areas of cryptography in a readable, mathematically precise form. Several chapters deal with especially active areas of research & give the reader a quick introduction & overview of the basic results in the area. Cryptography provides the mathematical theory that is necessary in order to understand how the various systems work. Most algorithms are presented in the form of pseudocode, together with examples & informal discussion of the underlying ideas. The book gives careful & comprehensive treatment of all the essential core areas of cryptography. Also, several chapters present recent topics that have not received thorough treatment in previous textbooks. Such topics include authentication codes, secret sharing schemes, identification schemes, & key distribution.Stinson, Douglas R. is the author of 'Cryptography Theory and Practice' with ISBN 9780849385216 and ISBN 0849385210.