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Overview
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 hands-on introductions to using some of the most popular software packages available for securely browsing the World Wide Web, encrypting your e-mail, and protecting sensitive files stored on your computer.This book is a hands-on guide for effectively using cryptography and encryption. It opens with an introduction to the concepts of modern encryption: secret-key encryption, public key encryption, digital signatures and user authentication mechanisms. The book then moves into why encryption is necessary, how it can be used to protect information at the individual level and how the new cryptographic technologies are implemented in both software and hardware. Key to the book is how to efficiently set-up a personal encryption system, and how to use it to protect yourself while browsing the Web, sending and receiving e-mail, or using any Internet application. Explains why individuals need to use encryption and covers other cryptographic tools
Editorials
Booknews
A thorough presentation intended for those responsible for choosing and using encryption and digital signatures, as well as those who are simply curious about how to be electronically secure. Details the mechanics and the theory, and provides introductions to using some of the most popular software packages for securely browsing the Web, encrypting e-mail, and protecting sensitive files. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
December 1, 1997
Publisher
San Diego : AP Professional, c1998.
Pages
545
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780124558373