Security Fundamentals For E-Commerce

If you're charged with maintaining the security of e-commerce sites, you need this unique book that provides an in-depth understanding of basic security problems and relevant e-commerce solutions, while helping you implement today's most advanced security technologies.

From designing secure Web, e-commerce, and mobile commerce applications... to securing your internal network... to providing secure employee/user authentication, this cutting-edge book gives you a valuable security perspective you won't find in other resources.

Flexibly structured to give you a comprehensive overview or to help you quickly pinpoint topics of immediate concern, the book includes sections on basic security mechanisms, the specific requirements of electronic payment systems, address communication security, and Web- and Java-related security issues. A full section is devoted to the security aspects of code and customer mobility, specifically mobile agents, mobile devices, and smart cards. Over 70 illustrations help clarify important points throughout the book.

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Written for IT professionals and others with some technical background who are interested in e-commerce security, this volume covers basic security issues and relevant e-commerce solutions, including advanced security technologies. Hassler (Technical U. of Vienna) organizes the volume's 22 chapters into five sections covering basic security mechanisms, specific security requirements of electronic payment systems, communication security (such as security issues in transferring data over insecure networks), an overview of Web-related security issues and solutions, and mobility aspects of both the code (mobile agents) and the customer (mobile devices and smart cards) from the point of view of security. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Vesna Hassler is a member of the Distributed Systems Group at the Technical University of Vienna. Her research and teaching focus is on network and e-commerce security. She is also an independent consultant. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Zagreb University (Croatia), and her Ph.D. degree from Graz University of Technology (Austria). Dr. Hassler has published a number of conference and journal papers on cryptography, network security, payment systems, and smart cards.