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Cryptography Algorithms

Cryptography Algorithms

By : Massimo Bertaccini
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Cryptography Algorithms

Cryptography Algorithms

4.2 (18)
By: Massimo Bertaccini

Overview of this book

Cryptography Algorithms is designed to help you get up and running with modern cryptography algorithms. You'll not only explore old and modern security practices but also discover practical examples of implementing them effectively. The book starts with an overview of cryptography, exploring key concepts including popular classical symmetric and asymmetric algorithms, protocol standards, and more. You'll also cover everything from building crypto codes to breaking them. In addition to this, the book will help you to understand the difference between various types of digital signatures. As you advance, you will become well-versed with the new-age cryptography algorithms and protocols such as public and private key cryptography, zero-knowledge protocols, elliptic curves, quantum cryptography, and homomorphic encryption. Finally, you'll be able to apply the knowledge you've gained with the help of practical examples and use cases. By the end of this cryptography book, you will be well-versed with modern cryptography and be able to effectively apply it to security applications.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: A Brief History and Outline of Cryptography
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Section 2: Classical Cryptography (Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption)
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Section 3: New Cryptography Algorithms and Protocols
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Section 4: Homomorphic Encryption and the Crypto Search Engine

Overview of the main hash algorithms

Since a hash algorithm is a particular kind of mathematical function that produces a fixed output of bits starting from a variable input, it should be collision-free, which means that it will be difficult to produce two hash functions for the same input value and vice versa.

There are many types of hash algorithms, but the most common and important ones are MD5, SHA-2, and CRC32, and in this chapter, we will focus on the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) family.

Finally, for your knowledge, there is RIPEMD-160, an algorithm developed by EU scientists in the early 1990s available in 160 bits and in other versions of 256 bits and 320 bits. This algorithm didn't have the same success as the SHA family, but could be the right candidate for security as it has never been broken so far.

The SHA family, developed by the National Security Agency (NSA), is the object of study in this chapter. I will provide the necessary knowledge to understand and...

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