An Overview of Cryptography (Updated Version 24 January 2019)

Authors

Gary C. Kessler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Security Studies & International Affairs

Document Type

Report

Publication/Presentation Date

1-24-2019

Abstract/Description

There are many aspects to security and many applications, ranging from secure commerce and payments to private communications and protecting health care information. One essential aspect for secure communications is that of cryptography. But it is important to note that while cryptography is necessary for secure communications, it is not by itself sufficient. The reader is advised, then, that the topics covered here only describe the first of many steps necessary for better security in any number of situations.

Additional Information

A much shorter version of this paper first appeared in Handbook on Local Area Networks (Auerbach, Sept. 1998).

Scholarly Commons Citation

Kessler, G. C. (2019). An Overview of Cryptography (Updated Version 24 January 2019). , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/412