Modern Cryptanalysis: Techniques for Advanced Code Breaking
Fighting new threats with an old weaponAs an instructor at the University of Tulsa, Christopher Swenson could find no relevant text for teaching modern cryptanalysis. So he wrote his own. You are holding the first book that brings the study of cryptanalysis into the 21st century.Swenson provides a foundation in traditional cryptanalysis, examines ciphers based on number theory, explores block ciphers, and teaches the basis of all modern cryptanalysis — linear and differential cryptanalysis. This time-honored weapon of warfare has become a key piece of artillery in the battle for information security.Refresh your knowledge of probability theory, number theory, and algebra as required for advanced cryptanalysisExplore number theoretic and algebraic cipher techniquesLearn about concepts used in building modern block ciphers, including Feistel structures, substitution-permutation networks, and shift registersSee how various brute force techniques, complexity theory, and rainbow tables are appliedBecome acquainted with linear and multilinear cryptanalysis and their derivativesExamine differential cryptanalysis and its descendents