Cryptography a very short introduction / [electronic resource] :
Fred Piper and Sean Murphy.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- 1 online resource (142 p.) : ill.
- Very short introductions .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is an introduction to cryptography & data protection - subjects of considerable social & political importance. In this introduction to how cryptology actually works, the authors highlight its all-pervasive impact on modern society.