Security in Fixed and Wireless Networks [Hardcover]

Introduces aspects on security threats and their countermeasures in both fixed and wireless networks, advising on how countermeasures can provide secure communication infrastructures. Enables the reader to understand the risks of inappropriate network security, what mechanisms and protocols can be deployed to counter these risks, and how these mechanisms and protocols work.

About the authors xiii

Preface to the second edition xv

Preface to the first edition xvii

I Foundations of Data Security Technology 1

1 Introduction 3

1.1 Content and Structure of this Book 4

1.2 Threats and Security Goals 6

1.3 Network Security Analysis 9

1.4 Information Security Measures 13

1.5 Important Terms Relating to Communication Security 14

2 Fundamentals of Cryptology 17

2.1 Cryptology, Cryptography and Cryptanalysis 17

2.2 Classification of Cryptographic Algorithms 18

2.3 Cryptanalysis 19

2.4 Estimating the Effort Needed for Cryptographic Analysis 21

2.5 Characteristics and Classification of Encryption Algorithms 23

2.6 Key Management 25

2.7 Summary 27

2.8 Supplemental Reading 28

2.9 Questions 29

3 Symmetric Cryptography 31

3.1 Encryption Modes of Block Ciphers 31

3.2 Data Encryption Standard 37

3.3 Advanced Encryption Standard 43

3.4 RC4 Algorithm 48

3.5 The KASUMI algorithm 51

3.6 Summary 53

3.7 Supplemental Reading 54

3.8 Questions 55