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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778656903321

Titolo

Cryptography's role in securing the information society [[electronic resource] /] / Kenneth W. Dam and Herbert S. Lin, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1996

ISBN

0-309-17580-1

1-280-19228-3

9786610192281

0-309-52254-4

0-585-02525-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (720 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DamKenneth W

LinHerbert

Disciplina

652.8

Soggetti

Telecommunication systems - Security measures - Government policy - United States

Cryptography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""PART I Framing the Policy Issues""; ""1 Growing Vulnerability in the Information Age""; ""2 Cryptography: Roles, Market, and Infrastructure""; ""3 Needs for Access to Encrypted Information""; ""4 Export Controls""; ""5 Escrowed Encryption and Related Issues""; ""6 Other Dimensions of National Cryptography Policy""; ""PART III Policy Options, Findings, and Recommendations""; ""7 Policy Options for the Future""; ""8 Synthesis, Findings, and Recommendations""

""A Contributors to the NRC Project on National Cryptography Policy""""B Glossary""; ""C A Brief Primer on Cryptography""; ""D An Overview of Electronic Surveillance: History and Current Status""; ""E A Brief History of Cryptography Policy""; ""F A Brief Primer on Intelligence""; ""G The International Scope of Cryptography Policy""; ""H Summary of Important Requirements for a Public-Key Infrastructure""; ""I Industry-Specific



Dimensions of Security""; ""J Examples of Risks Posed by Unprotected Information""; ""K Cryptographic Applications Programming Interfaces""

""L Other Looming Issues Related to Cryptography Policy""""M Federal Information Processing Standards""; ""N Laws, Documents, and Regulations, Relevant to Cryptography""; ""Index""