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Book description
If you use the Internet, you know that any data you send can be intercepted without your knowledge. You need to know how to use encryption, and related cryptographic functions like digital signatures, to protect your data from prying eyes. Even if you don't use the Internet, you may be vulnerable to snooping co-workers, industrial spies, and other undesirables. You want to make informed decisions about how much data you are willing to give away - and how to protect that data. Personal Encryption Clearly Explained shows how encryption and digital signatures work, and how to use them to protect your data. The first half of the book clearly details the mechanics and theory of encryption and digital signatures, while the second half provides ha... Rest of this review on the detail page
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If you're concerned about the security of personal information on your computer--or in your e-mail--get PGP using this book. Garfinkel's guide to PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption software is a comprehensive guide to secure encryption for everyone and anyone. So much so that even Phil Zimmerman, who created PGP, said he learned new things from this book. But more than that, it takes you behind the scenes into the fascinating history and workings of the great intellectual adventure story of cryptography. This book is a fascinating read as well as a top-notch guide, and is needed now more than ever.
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There was a time when cryptography--the making and breaking of secret codes--was of interest only to spies, diplomats, and the occasional eccentric. Those days are over, and the reason, as Diffie and Landau explain, is that secret codes have become the key to preserving traditional notions of privacy at a time when technology is rapidly altering the nature of human communication. When the vast majority of conversations happened face to face, keeping them private was a simple matter of stepping away from the listening crowd. But the growing number of conversations that take place over easy-to-intercept phone lines and e-mail channels requires more sophisticated safeguards. Above all, it requires online encryption tools of the highest grade, ... Rest of this review on the detail page
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This book originates from an international workshop on personal information held at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, UK, in June 1996. The workshop was organized under the joint sponsorship of the British Medical Association and the Isaac Newton Institute in the context of a six-month research program in computer security, cryptology, and coding theory. The revised workshop papers appearing in this volume reflect a lively interdisciplinary exchange of views and ideas between doctors, lawyers, privacy activists, and the computer security community. The volume gives a representative snapshot not merely of the state of the art of the medical computer security art in various countries, but of the complex interp... Rest of this review on the detail page
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This is the first-released of at least three books on PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), the encryption and authentication package by Phil Zimmerman. It covers the concepts of encryption, public key encryption, authentication and key management, as well as the installation and operation of PGP on MS-DOS and Macintosh platforms. There is also some overview of front end shells for DOS and Windows, plus helpful supplementary information on password/phrase choice key servers, and where to get PGP. (The promise of coverage for Windows, UNIX, OS/2 and Amiga in the promotional literature is overkill, but these interfaces will be almost identical to those covered.) Stallings' material is generally very clear and well written. Many times, however, c... Rest of this review on the detail page
(Review by Rob Slade)
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