Information Hiding Techniques For Steganography And Digital Watermarking
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Overview
With the scope and frequency of attacks on valuable corporate data growing enormously in recent years, a solid understanding of cryptography is essential for computer/network security practitioners, systems designers, applications developers, and researchers. This timely book delivers the hands-on knowledge professionals need, offering comprehensive coverage on the latest and most-important standardized cryptographic techniques to help them protect their data and computing resources to the fullest. Rather than bogging professionals down with theory like other books on the market, this unique resource describes cryptography from an end-user perspective, presenting in-depth, highly practical comparisons of standards and techniques. Moreover, practitioners learn how to select standardized techniques that are most suitable for their specific needs.
Market
Computer/network security practitioners, system designers, researchers, product developers, and consultants, as well as graduate students in related courses.
Content
Highlights
Standards
and the Standardization Process. Security Mechanisms and Security Services.
Encryption. Cryptographic Hash-Functions. Message Authentication Codes (MACs).
Digital Signatures. Non-Repudiation Mechanisms. Authentication Protocols. Key
Management Framework. Public Key Infrastructures. Trusted Third Party
Mechanisms. Cryptographic APIs.
About the
Authors
Alex W.
Dent is an EPSRC junior research fellow at the Information
Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London. He holds a Ph.D. in
mathematics from the University of London.
Chris J.
Mitchell is a professor of computer
science at the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of
London. He holds a Ph.D. in
mathematics from the University of London.
"...explains the history & concept of steganography, the hurdles of international law on cryptographic techniques, & a description of methods used to hide information in modern media...also includes a survey of watermaking methods."
Synopsis
With the scope and frequency of attacks on valuable corporate data growing enormously in recent years, a solid understanding of cryptography is essential for computer/network security practitioners, systems designers, applications developers, and researchers. This timely book delivers the hands-on knowledge professionals need, offering comprehensive coverage on the latest and most-important standardized cryptographic techniques to help them protect their data and computing resources to the fullest. Rather than bogging professionals down with theory like other books on the market, this unique resource describes cryptography from an end-user perspective, presenting in-depth, highly practical comparisons of standards and techniques. Moreover, practitioners learn how to select standardized techniques that are most suitable for their specific needs.
Market
Computer/network security practitioners, system designers, researchers, product developers, and consultants, as well as graduate students in related courses.
Content Highlights
Standards and the Standardization Process. Security Mechanisms and Security Services. Encryption. Cryptographic Hash-Functions. Message Authentication Codes (MACs). Digital Signatures. Non-Repudiation Mechanisms. Authentication Protocols. Key Management Framework. Public Key Infrastructures. Trusted Third Party Mechanisms. Cryptographic APIs.
About the Authors
Alex W. Dent is an EPSRC junior research fellow at the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of London.
Chris J. Mitchell is a professor of computer science at the Information Security Group, Royal Holloway, University of London. He holds a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of London.
Booknews
Steganography, a means by which two or more parties may communicate invisibly by hiding secrets in innocuous messages, and watermarking, a means of hiding copyright data in images, are becoming necessary components of commercial multimedia applications that are vulnerable to illegal use. This collection of nine contributions first reviews steganography with a description of possible applications and a survey of methods used to hide information in modern media. The second part introduces watermarking methods, discusses the similarities and differences that characterize watermarking and steganography, and explores the legal implications of watermarking and copyright issues on the Internet. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)