Public Key Cryptography: Applications And Attacks

Batten (mathematics, Deakin U., Australia) presents a textbook for a course of one or two semesters in public key cryptography in the context of information technology security. Students are assumed to have some discrete mathematics background, including a knowledge of algorithms, computational complexity, and binary arithmetic. They are also expected to have access to an algebraic software system or a sophisticated calculator to solve the 40-50 problems in each chapter. She covers congruence equations, the ElGamal scheme, the RSA scheme, elliptic curve cryptography, digital signatures, primality testing, and factoring methods. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Professor Lynn Batten holds the Deakin Chair in Mathematics and is the Director of the Information Security Research Group at Deakin University. Her research interests include combinatorial geometry, computer network security and computational chemistry. As Associate Dean for Academic and Industrial Research at the University of Manitoba, her former institution, she established a number of agreements between the University and various industry and government sectors.