Deciphering secrets: methods and maxima of cryptology

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to computer science (68-01) Data encryption (aspects in computer science) (68P25) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to information and communication theory (94-01) Cryptography (94A60)

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[For a review of the first edition (1995) see Zbl 0834.94001).] Starting from a lecture given at the Technical University in Munich, the author has written, one of the best German books on cryptology. The second extended edition of this book gives some more details on public-key cryptography and contains several remarkable coloured illustrations on historic crypto equipment, but still focuses on classical cryptology. The first part presents a very nice survey on classical methods in cryptography. The text is written in a form that is also accessible by nonmathematicians. A detailed description of symmetric cipher procedures is given. But more recent block ciphers such as IDEA are only mentioned or even do not occur like FEAL. The development and progress of public-key cryptography is nearly ignored. The second part contains an extensive and excellent presentation of the methods of cryptanalysis in classical cryptography. It is one of the most substantial descriptions of this topic that can be found in the literature. Again, any discussion of the security of public-key systems is missing. Many examples, illustrations and hints to historical events complete the presentation. The result is a nice book for mathematicians and other people interested in classical cryptology.

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