Encryption Demystified The Key to Securing Your Digital Life - Paperback

by A. Scholtens (Author)

"Encryption Demystified The Key to Securing Your Digital Life" is a comprehensive coursebook that discusses the fundamental principles of encryption, its applications in various contexts, and emerging technologies that rely on encryption to maintain security and privacy.

The book covers a range of topics, including symmetric and asymmetric encryption, key management, digital signatures, perfect forward secrecy, quantum-resistant encryption, encryption standards, and regulations that ensure the protection of sensitive information.

The book also examines emerging technologies such as blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT) and their unique challenges and opportunities in the context of encryption. It provides a detailed examination of the current state of post-quantum cryptography research, including lattice-based cryptography, code-based cryptography, hash-based cryptography, and multivariate isogeny-based cryptography, and the ongoing effort to standardize post-quantum algorithms.

The book examines the challenges and limitations of post-quantum cryptography, including the trade-offs between security and efficiency, the need for new hardware, and the potential for side-channel attacks. It provides a comprehensive overview of different types of side channel attacks, including power analysis, electromagnetic analysis, and acoustic cryptanalysis attacks, and how to protect against them.

This book is designed for students and professionals interested in cryptography and its applications in various contexts. The book provides a solid foundation in encryption and its applications, preparing readers for the challenges of securing our digital world.