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Paperback: 338 pages
Publisher: Manning Publications January 1, 1998
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884777694
ISBN-13: 978-1884777691
Product Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Book Description
How to develop cryptosystems that utilize minimal resources to get maximum security.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book is the first I have read on elliptic curves that actually attempts to explain just how they are used in cryptography from a practical standpoint. It does not attempt to prove the many interesting properties of elliptic curves but instead concentrates on the computer code that one might use to put in place an elliptic curve cryptosystem. The code the author admits could be done in many other ways, but the one he chose I think does its job in instructing the reader just how to implement elliptic curves in cryptography. Indeed, his implementation of large integer math routines is very clear and points out the difference in using a (high level) language like C versus doing the same in Assembly. The only minus to the book from a didactic standpoint are the subroutine schematics that permeate the book. These could have been omitted without any serious damage to understanding what is going on. Readers who need a more rigorous introduction to the mathematics can go to the (immense) literature on elliptic curves. A fine book, and definitely worth reading to gain a practial understanding of elliptic curve cryptosystems.
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