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Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World, 2nd Edition
- By Charlie Kaufman, Radia Perlman, Mike Speciner
- Published Apr 22, 2002 by Prentice Hall. Part of the Radia Perlman Series in Computer Networking and Security series.
- Copyright 2002
- Dimensions: K
- Pages: 752
- Edition: 2nd
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-13-046019-2
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-046019-6
- eBook (Adobe DRM)
- ISBN-10: 0-13-715637-5
- ISBN-13: 978-0-13-715637-5
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The classic guide to network security—now fully updated!"Bob and Alice are back!"
Widely regarded as the most comprehensive yet comprehensible guide to network security, the first edition of Network Security received critical acclaim for its lucid and witty explanations of the inner workings of network security protocols. In the second edition, this most distinguished of author teams draws on hard-won experience to explain the latest developments in this field that has become so critical to our global network-dependent society.
Network Security, Second Edition brings together clear, insightful, and clever explanations of every key facet of information security, from the basics to advanced cryptography and authentication, secure Web and email services, and emerging security standards. Coverage includes:
- All-new discussions of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), IPsec, SSL, and Web security
- Cryptography: In-depth, exceptionally clear introductions to secret and public keys, hashes, message digests, and other crucial concepts
- Authentication: Proving identity across networks, common attacks against authentication systems, authenticating people, and avoiding the pitfalls of authentication handshakes
- Core Internet security standards: Kerberos 4/5, IPsec, SSL, PKIX, and X.509
- Email security: Key elements of a secure email system-plus detailed coverage of PEM, S/MIME, and PGP
- Web security: Security issues associated with URLs, HTTP, HTML, and cookies
- Security implementations in diverse platforms, including Windows, NetWare, and Lotus Notes
The authors go far beyond documenting standards and technology: They contrast competing schemes, explain strengths and weaknesses, and identify the crucial errors most likely to compromise secure systems. Network Security will appeal to a wide range of professionals, from those who design or evaluate security systems to system administrators and programmers who want a better understanding of this important field. It can also be used as a textbook at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level.
Prentice Hall Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Some great stuff, but narrowly focused, By
This review is from: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)
I worked for 10 years in computer and network security, including many years as a cryptanalyst and a couple of years at a startup company. I now teach at San Jose State University, where I'm using this book as the primary textbook for a graduate class in computer security. The strengths of the the book are its coverage of basic cryptography (chapters 2 thru 6), "security handshake pitfalls" (chapter 11) and "security folklore" (chapter 26). Chapter 11 alone is worth the (high) price of the book. It is absolutely the best introduction to the subtle issues that arise with network protocols you are likely to ever find. And Chapters 2 through 6 do a better job of covering cryptography (with particular emphasis on some of the not-so-obvious issues) than many books devoted solely to cryptography. And chapter 26 makes some nice points. One criticism I have is that---with few exceptions---the rest of the book does not come close to the standard achieved in the... Read more
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
A witty and authoritative introduction to network security,
This review is from: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World (Textbook Binding)
Who would have thought that a detailed technical book on network security would be fun to read? I wouldn't have, but this one is highly technical and also lots of fun to read. As the fundamental tenet of cryptography, instead of some abstract mathematical theorem about something or other being NP complete we get "If lots of smart people have failed to solve a problem, then it probably won't be solved (soon)". But don't get me wrong, this is not a content-free book for top management, it is highly technical, with long chapters on secret-key cryptography, hashes and message digests, public-key cryptography, number theory, authentication and much more. Unlike Bruce Schneier's book, Applied Cryptography, which is more like an encylopedia than a book, this one is enjoyable to read while still carefully explaining state-of-the-art cryptographic protocols--not an easy feat to pull off. For anyone with a university degree in engineering, the sciences, or...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Explains tedious theory in an understandable way,
This review is from: Network Security: Private Communication in a Public World (Textbook Binding)
I took this book along on a business trip with the expectation that it would work better than chamomile tea before bed -- instead it kept me up well into the night. It turns a, necessarily, tedious subject into compelling reading. A "must-read" and "must-have" reference for any person charged with managing a distributed computing environment.
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Online Sample Chapter
Communicating Securely in an Insecure Medium
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
I. CRYPTOGRAPHY.
II. AUTHENTICATION.
III. STANDARDS.
IV. ELECTRONIC MAIL.
V. LEFTOVERS.
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