Warwick Ford, Bell Northern Research, Ltd., Ottawa, Canada

Published September, 1993 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1994, 528 pp.
Cloth
ISBN 0-13-799453-2
$65.00

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    Computer & Networking Security

This book identifies and explains all the modern standardized methods of achieving network security in both TCP/IP and OSI environments — with a focus on inter-system, as opposed to intra-system, security functions. Part I is a technical tutorial introduction to computer network security; Part II describes security standards, protocols and techniques.

Covers such topics as cryptography, authentication, access control, and non-repudiation; describes a wide range of standard security protocols and techniques, drawn from international, national, government, and Internet standards; and considers areas such as network and transport layer security, local area network security, security management, and security for applications such as electronic mail, directory services, EDI, and banking. market, or procure products based on specific network security standards.



I. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND.

2. Network Security Fundamentals.
3. Security in a Layered Protocol Architecture.
4. Cryptographic Techniques.
5. Authentication.
6. Access Control.
7. Confidentiality and Integrity.
8. Non-repudiation.