Winner of an Outstanding Academic Title Award from CHOICE Magazine
Most available cryptology books primarily focus on either
mathematics or history. Breaking this mold, Secret History: The
Story of Cryptology gives a thorough yet accessible treatment of
both the mathematics and history of cryptology. Requiring minimal
mathematical prerequisites, the book presents the mathematics in
sufficient detail and weaves the history throughout the chapters.
In addition to the fascinating historical and political sides of
cryptology, the author-a former Scholar-in-Residence at the U.S.
National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Cryptologic
History-includes interesting instances of codes and ciphers in
crime, literature, music, and art. Following a mainly chronological
development of concepts, the book focuses on classical cryptology
in the first part. It covers Greek and Viking cryptography, the
Vigenere cipher, the one-time pad, transposition ciphers,
Jefferson's cipher wheel, the Playfair cipher, ADFGX, matrix
encryption, World War II cipher systems (including a detailed
examination of Enigma), and many other classical methods introduced
before World War II. The second part of the book examines modern
cryptology. The author looks at the work of Claude Shannon and the
origin and current status of the NSA, including some of its Suite B
algorithms such as elliptic curve cryptography and the Advanced
Encryption Standard. He also details the controversy that
surrounded the Data Encryption Standard and the early years of
public key cryptography. The book not only provides the how-to of
the Diffie-Hellman key exchange and RSA algorithm, but also covers
many attacks on the latter. Additionally, it discusses Elgamal,
digital signatures, PGP, and stream ciphers and explores future
directions such as quantum cryptography and DNA computing. With
numerous real-world examples and extensive references, this book
skillfully balances the historical aspects of cryptology with its
mathematical details. It provides readers with a sound foundation
in this dynamic field. Please visit Dr. Bauer's website, which
provides access to exercise sets: http://depts.ycp.edu/~cbauer/
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