Cryptography InfoSec Pro Guide

Author Sean-Philip Oriyano

Release Date: 2013/07/01

ISBN: 9780071794251

Topic:

• Security

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Table of Contents

1. Cover 
2. About the Author
3. Title Page
4. Copyright Page
5. Contents 
6. Acknowledgments
7. Introduction
8. Chapter 1: The Language of Cryptography
   1. Fundamentals of Cryptography
   2. Things to Know Upfront About Encryption
   3. The Process of Encryption: A Closer Look
      1. Encryption
      2. Plaintext
      3. Ciphertext
      4. Algorithms and Ciphers
      5. Keys
   4. Putting It All Together
   5. We’ve Covered
9. Chapter 2: History of Cryptography
   1. Cryptography Overview
   2. What Is Cryptography?
   3. History of Cryptography
   4. Modern Cryptography
   5. We’ve Covered
10. Chapter 3: Components of Cryptography
    1. Cryptography: Taking a Look Back and Looking Forward
       1. Encryption
       2. Visiting an Old Friend
       3. Dissecting the Caesar Cipher
    2. We’ve Covered
11. Chapter 4: Algorithms and Ciphers
    1. A High-Level Look at Algorithms
    2. Symmetric Algorithms
       1. Common Symmetric Algorithms
       2. So What’s the Key?
       3. Don’t Forget Your Key
       4. Don’t Cross the Streams, You Block… Head
       5. One-Time Pad
       6. Which Is Better, Getting Hit with a Block or Drowning in a Stream?
    3. Asymmetric/Public-Key Cryptography
    4. We’ve Covered
12. Chapter 5: Hashing and Message Digests
    1. Fundamentals of Hashing
    2. A Closer Look
       1. Hashing Algorithms
    3. Applications of Hashing
    4. Breaking Hashes and “Kicking Hash”
       1. Lookup Tables
       2. Rainbow Tables
       3. Adding a Pinch of Salt
    5. We’ve Covered
13. Chapter 6: Cryptanalysis and Code Breaking
    1. Setting Things Straight
    2. A Look at Cryptanalysis and Code Breaking
    3. How it Works, Breaking the Codes
       1. The Basics
    4. We’ve Covered
14. Chapter 7: Public Key Infrastructure
    1. So What Is PKI?
       1. Symmetric Encryption
    2. Asymmetric Encryption
    3. Hashing
    4. Digital Certificates
       1. Authenticating the Certificate
    5. Enter the PKI System
       1. So What Is a Certification Authority?
       2. Building a PKI Structure
       3. After PKI Has Been Set Up
       4. PKI in Action
    6. Digital Signatures
    7. We’ve Covered
15. Chapter 8: Steganography
    1. Steganography Overview
    2. Steganography: A Brief History
    3. So Why Steganography?
    4. How Does Steganography Work?
       1. Steganography in Audio
       2. Steganography in Video
       3. Steganography in Documents
       4. Null Ciphers
       5. Steganography on Hard Drives
    5. Steganalysis: Detecting Hidden Information
       1. Other Methods
    6. Tools in Use
    7. We’ve Covered
16. Chapter 9: Applied Cryptography
    1. Less Theory, More Practical
       1. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
       2. Digital Signatures
       3. Hashes
       4. Automated Teller Machines
       5. Drive Encryption
    2. We’ve Covered
17. Chapter 10: Quantum Cryptography
    1. So What Is Quantum Cryptography?
       1. Traditional Cryptography: A Quick Review
       2. Finding a Solution via Quantum Mechanics
    2. So How Does Quantum Cryptography Work?
       1. Photons as Information Carriers
       2. But What About Eavesdropping?
    3. So There Have to Be Problems, Right?
    4. We’ve Covered
18. Chapter 11: The Future of Cryptography
    1. Where Are We Now?
    2. Personal Data Requirements
    3. What About the Law?
       1. The Law and Encryption
    4. Military, Government, and the Individual
       1. Key Escrow
    5. Embedded Cryptography
    6. We’ve Covered
19. Glossary
20. Index