| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 688 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 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 -- 7. Policy Options for the Future -- 8. Synthesis, Findings, and Recommendations -- App. A Contributors to the NRC Project on National Cryptography Policy -- App. C Brief Primer on Cryptography -- App. D Overview of Electronic Surveillance: History and Current Status -- App. E Brief History of Cryptography Policy -- App. F Brief Primer on Intelligence -- App. G International Scope of Cryptography Policy -- App. H Summary of Important Requirements for a Public-Key Infrastructure -- App. I Industry-Specific Dimensions of Security -- App. J Examples of Risks Posed by Unprotected Information -- App. K Cryptographic Applications Programming Interfaces -- App. L Other Looming Issues Related to Cryptography Policy -- App. M Federal Information Processing Standards -- App. N Laws, Regulations, and Documents Relevant to Cryptography |
| Summary |
"For every opportunity presented by the information age, there is an opening to invade the privacy and threaten the security of the nation, U.S. businesses, and citizens in their private lives. Rival companies can glean proprietary secrets. Anti-U.S. terrorists can plot attacks. Network hackers can do anything from charging purchases on someone else's credit card to accessing military installations. What is the nature of business markets for cryptography in the United States and abroad? What is the impact of encryption on law enforcement and national security interests? How can cryptography help protect the nation's information infrastructure? This important book provides answers to these and other questions." "Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society addresses the urgent need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and encourages the widespread use of this powerful tool for protecting the information interests of individuals, businesses, and the nation as a whole, while respecting legitimate national needs of law enforcement and intelligence. The book presents a comprehensive examination of U.S. national cryptography policy and the evolution of cryptography from a national security tool a key component of the global information superhighway. It enlarges the scope of policy options and offers specific conclusions and recommendations. The major themes of the book are illustrated throughout with many examples from the worlds of government and business as well as the international network of hackers."--Jacket |
| Notes |
"Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
Telecommunication systems -- Security measures -- Government policy -- United States
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Cryptography
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Cryptography
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Geheimschrift.
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Informatiemaatschappij.
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Beveiliging.
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Cryptographie.
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Systèmes de télécommunications.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dam, Kenneth W.
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Lin, Herbert.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy.
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| LC no. |
96068943 |
| ISBN |
0309054753 |
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9780309054751 |
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0585025258 |
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9780585025254 |
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9780309522540 |
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0309522544 |
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9780309175807 |
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0309175801 |
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