TLS Cryptography In-Depth: Explore the intricacies of modern cryptography and the inner workings of TLS
About this ebook
- Learn about real-world cryptographic pitfalls and how to avoid them
- Understand past attacks on TLS, how these attacks worked, and how they were fixed
- Discover the inner workings of modern cryptography and its application within TLS
- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
- Understand TLS principles and protocols for secure internet communication
- Find out how cryptographic primitives are used within TLS V1.3
- Discover best practices for secure configuration and implementation of TLS
- Evaluate and select appropriate cipher suites for optimal security
- Get an in-depth understanding of common cryptographic vulnerabilities and ways to mitigate them
- Explore forward secrecy and its importance in maintaining confidentiality
- Understand TLS extensions and their significance in enhancing TLS functionality
This book is for IT professionals, cybersecurity professionals, security engineers, cryptographers, software developers, and administrators looking to gain a solid understanding of TLS specifics and their relationship with cryptography. This book can also be used by computer science and computer engineering students to learn about key cryptographic concepts in a clear, yet rigorous way with its applications in TLS. There are no specific prerequisites, but a basic familiarity with programming and mathematics will be helpful.
About the author
Dr. Paul Duplys is chief expert for cybersecurity at the department for technical strategies and enabling within the Mobility sector of Robert Bosch GmbH, a Tier-1 automotive supplier and manufacturer of industrial, residential, and consumer goods. Previous to this position, he spent over 12 years with Bosch Corporate Research, where he led the security and privacy research program and conducted applied research in various fields of information security. Paul's research interests include security automation, software security, security economics, software engineering, and AI. Paul holds a PhD degree in computer science from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Dr. Roland Schmitz has been a professor of internet security at the Stuttgart Media University (HdM) since 2001. Prior to joining HdM, from 1995 to 2001, he worked as a research engineer at Deutsche Telekom, with a focus on mobile security and digital signature standardization. At HdM, Roland teaches courses on internet security, system security, security engineering, digital rights management, theoretical computer science, discrete mathematics, and game physics. He has published numerous scientific papers in the fields of internet and multimedia security. Moreover, he has authored and co-authored several books. Roland holds a PhD degree in mathematics from Technical University Braunschweig, Germany.
