Explore modern cryptography with Serious Cryptography, 2nd Edition. If you are interested in ciphers and data security, this publication can serve as a guide to understanding how cryptography is used to protect information in the digital world.

Serious Cryptography offers an introduction to both the theory and practice of cryptography with a focus on current technologies and applications. You will learn how basic cryptographic algorithms work and how they are used to secure communication, authentication, and data protection. The second edition provides revised and expanded content compared to the previous version and guides you through traditional as well as more modern approaches to encryption and related topics.

This book is suitable for computer science and security students as well as professionals who want to expand their knowledge of practical aspects of cryptography. Thanks to its clear explanations, it can help orient readers in topics of digital security.

Why choose this book?

• Updated edition: The second edition includes updates and additional content compared to the first edition.
• Broad coverage: Covers theoretical foundations as well as practical contexts.
• For different skill levels: Useful as an introduction and as further study for more advanced readers.
• Security orientation: Helps to understand principles of data protection and secure communication.
• Examples and contexts: Demonstrates how cryptographic methods are used in practice.

Key features of Serious Cryptography, 2nd Edition

• Explanations of cryptographic algorithms and protocols used in modern systems.
• An overview of security models and their relation to system design.
• Methods for digital authentication and electronic signatures.
• Techniques for encrypting and securing data in transit and at rest.
• Content revised and expanded in light of the development of standards and practice in cryptography.