Security Engineering
A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems
1st Edition
Published on 23. March 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-471-38922-4 (ISBN)
Description
Programmers need to know the crucial do's and don'ts of creating high quality security software that works. This book, written by one of the world's foremost authorities on security design, offers a security design tutorial that covers the complete suite of security applications referred to as "end2end security".
Reviews / Votes
"...Anyone responsible for information security should read Security Engineering." (UnixReview.com, July 2001) "an eminently readable yet comprehensive book" (Network News, 12 September 2001) "...the explanations of all concepts are excellent, with fascinating case studies...I found the entire book fascinating...I cannot recommend this book highly enough and in my opinion, every computer professional should have a copy on their bookshelf...essential reading..." (Cvu, October 2002)More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Weight
956 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-38922-4 (9780471389224)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
04/2008
2nd Edition
Wiley
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Person
ROSS ANDERSON teaches and directs research in computer security at Cambridge University, England. Widely recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities on security engineering, he has published extensive studies on how real security systems fail-on bank card fraud, phone phreaking, pay-TV hacking, ways to cheat metering systems and breaches of medical privacy.
Content
Preface. About the Author. Foreword. Acknowledgments. Legal Notice. PART ONE. What Is Security Engineering? Protocols. Passwords. Access Control. Cryptography. Distributed Systems. PART TWO. Multilevel Security. Multilateral Security. Banking and Bookkeeping. Monitoring Systems. Nuclear Command and Control. Security Printing and Seals. Biometrics. Physical Tamper Resistance. Emission Security. Electronic and Information Warfare. Telecom System Security. Network Attack and Defense. Protecting E--Commerce Systems. Copyright and Privacy Protection. PART THREE. E--Policy. Management Issues. System Evaluation and Assurance. Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.