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    Cryptography

    Part of The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series

    Author Panos Louridas
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    On sale Oct 22, 2024 | 312 Pages | 9780262549028
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    A broad introduction to cryptography—what it is, how it really works, what its future holds, and why every informed citizen should understand its basics.


    We all keep secrets—from our gym locker codes to our email passwords to our online interactions. And we choose to share those secrets only with those whom we trust. So, too, do organizations, businesses, governments, and armies. In this fascinating book Cryptography, Panos Louridas provides a broad and accessible introduction to cryptography, the art and science of keeping and revealing secrets. Louridas explains just how cryptography works to keep our communications confidential, tracing it back all the way to its ancient roots. Then he follows its long and winding path to where we are today and reads the signs that point to where it may go tomorrow.

    A few years back, interest in cryptography was restricted to specialists. Today, as we all live our lives attuned to our digital footprint and the privacy issues it entails, it becomes more and more essential to have a basic understanding of cryptography and its applications to everyday life. Starting with classical cryptography, Cryptography takes the reader all the way up to the twenty-first century cryptographic applications that underpin our lives in the digital realm. Along the way, Louridas also explains concepts such as symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, cryptographic protocols and applications, and finally, quantum and post-Quantum cryptography as well as the links between cryptography and computer security.
    Panos Louridas is Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business. He is the author of Real-World Algorithms and Algorithms (also in the Essential Knowledge series), both published by MIT Press.
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    Preface
    1 Classical Cryptography
    2 Symmetric Cryptography   
    3 Key Exchange and Public Key Cryptography   
    4 Protocols and Applications   
    5 A Saucerful of Secrets
    Epilogue

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    A broad introduction to cryptography—what it is, how it really works, what its future holds, and why every informed citizen should understand its basics.


    We all keep secrets—from our gym locker codes to our email passwords to our online interactions. And we choose to share those secrets only with those whom we trust. So, too, do organizations, businesses, governments, and armies. In this fascinating book Cryptography, Panos Louridas provides a broad and accessible introduction to cryptography, the art and science of keeping and revealing secrets. Louridas explains just how cryptography works to keep our communications confidential, tracing it back all the way to its ancient roots. Then he follows its long and winding path to where we are today and reads the signs that point to where it may go tomorrow.

    A few years back, interest in cryptography was restricted to specialists. Today, as we all live our lives attuned to our digital footprint and the privacy issues it entails, it becomes more and more essential to have a basic understanding of cryptography and its applications to everyday life. Starting with classical cryptography, Cryptography takes the reader all the way up to the twenty-first century cryptographic applications that underpin our lives in the digital realm. Along the way, Louridas also explains concepts such as symmetric cryptography, asymmetric cryptography, cryptographic protocols and applications, and finally, quantum and post-Quantum cryptography as well as the links between cryptography and computer security.

    Author

    Panos Louridas is Professor in the Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business. He is the author of Real-World Algorithms and Algorithms (also in the Essential Knowledge series), both published by MIT Press.
    Panos Louridas View titles by Panos Louridas

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    1 Classical Cryptography
    2 Symmetric Cryptography   
    3 Key Exchange and Public Key Cryptography   
    4 Protocols and Applications   
    5 A Saucerful of Secrets
    Epilogue

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