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      • Volume 1: Basic Tools
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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      December 2009
      August 2001
      ISBN:
      9780511546891
      9780521035361
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511546891
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      Dimensions:
      (253 x 177 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.68kg, 396 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics Information Theory and Coding, Cryptography, Cryptology and Coding
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    Cryptography is concerned with the conceptualization, definition and construction of computing systems that address security concerns. The design of cryptographic systems must be based on firm foundations. This book presents a rigorous and systematic treatment of the foundational issues: defining cryptographic tasks and solving new cryptographic problems using existing tools. It focuses on the basic mathematical tools: computational difficulty (one-way functions), pseudorandomness and zero-knowledge proofs. The emphasis is on the clarification of fundamental concepts and on demonstrating the feasibility of solving cryptographic problems, rather than on describing ad-hoc approaches. The book is suitable for use in a graduate course on cryptography and as a reference book for experts. The author assumes basic familiarity with the design and analysis of algorithms; some knowledge of complexity theory and probability is also useful.

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    'The written style is excellent and natural, making the text rather comfortable to read even on quite advanced topics. The book is suitable for students in a graduate course on cryptography, and is also a useful reference text for experts.'

    Source: The Mathematical Gazette

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