Cryptography for Developers.Cryptography for Developers Tom St Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Syngress 800 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 02370 1597491047 $59.95 www.syngress.com Cryptography for Developers deserves ongoing recommendation as a basic text--the only one written for software developers--probing the foundations of cryptography. Here are details covering message authentication codes A cryptographic message authentication code (MAC) is a short piece of information used to authenticate a message. A MAC algorithm accepts as input a secret key and an arbitrary-length message to be authenticated, and outputs a MAC (sometimes known as a tag). , encryption models, public key cryptography An encryption method that uses a two-part key: a public key and a private key. To send an encrypted message to someone, you use the recipient's public key, which can be sent to you via regular e-mail or made available on any public Web site or venue. , and more that discuss and provide examples of cryptographic goals and security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security . Any software developer serious about security must have this. |
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