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For computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors taking a one-semester undergraduate courses on network security.

A practical survey of network security applications and standards, with unmatched support for instructors and students.

In this age of universal electronic connectivity, viruses and hackers, electronic eavesdropping, and electronic fraud, security is paramount. Network Security: Applications and Standards, 4/e provides a practical survey of network security applications and standards, with an emphasis on applications that are widely used on the Internet and for corporate networks. An unparalleled support package for instructors and students ensures a successful teaching and learning experience.

Adapted from Cryptography and Network Security, Fifth Edition, this text covers the same topics but with a much more concise treatment of cryptography. Network Security, 4/e also covers SNMP security, which is not covered in the fifth edition.

Highlights include: expanded coverage of pseudorandom number generation; new coverage of federated identity, HTTPS, Secure Shell (SSH) and wireless network security; completely rewritten and updated coverage of IPsec; and a new chapter on legal and ethical issues.

Features

Comprehensive up-to-date survey of cryptography, authentication, and digital signatures.
Gives the students a solid yet concise overview of the fundamental algorithms and techniques underlying network security.

Integrated, comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of Internet-based security tools and applications.
This is the only book that provides this coverage.

Unified, comprehensive treatment of mutual trust topics.
Key management and user authentication are fundamental to the successful use of cryptographic services. This treatment gives the student a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the issues involved. See Chapter Four.

Excellent collection of homework problems.
Approximately 150 problems reinforce material in the text and also introduce new concepts and techniques. Problems are included at the end of each chapter.

Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of IP Security.
IPSec is one of the most complex, and one of the most important, new network security standards. This book gives a clear and detailed technical treatment of the topic. Chapter 8 is devoted to IPSec.

Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of wireless network Security.
The student gains an understanding of the importance of this topic. Chapter 6 is devoted to this topic.

Coverage of both PGP and S/MIME for electronic mail security.
These are the two most important approaches to email security. The book gives the student an understanding of both schemes at a detailed, technical level. Chapter 7 is devoted to PGP and S/MIME.

Unequalled support for projects.
For many instructors, an important component of a course is a project or set of projects that offers students hands-on experience to help reinforce concepts from the text. This book provides unparalleled support in that area. The Instructor's Manual includes guidance on how to assign and structure the projects, and includes a set of suggested projects that covers a broad range of topics from the text. The following types of projects are supported in the Instructor's Projects Manual:

Hacking Assignments: A series of hacking problems allows the student to experiment.
Block Cipher Projects: These give the student a greater understanding of AES, DES, and modes of operation.
Programming Projects: The Instructor's Manual includes a series of small programming projects that cover a broad range of topics, and that can be implemented in any suitable language on any platform.
Research Projects: A series of research assignments that instruct the student to research a particular topic on the Internet and write a report.
Practical Security Assessments: A set of exercises to examine current infrastructure and practices of an existing organization.
Reading/Report Assignments: A list of papers in the literature that can be assigned for the student to read and then write a short report.
Writing Assignments: Designed to engage the student in a deep understanding of the topic and to reinforce their knowledge of hard facts and problem-solving techniques.

Comprehensive and unified discussion of intruders and viruses.
The threats of intruders (hackers) and viruses are distinct, but there are also similarities. By treating the two in successive chapters and in a unified way, the student gains a greater understanding of both topics. See Chapters 9 & 10.

Treatment of firewalls.
Firewalls are an integral part of any network security capability. See Chapter 11.

Unequalled support for instructors and students

The book includes 150 homework problems with a range of difficulty plus numerous review questions; the Instructor's Solutions Manual contains solutions to all problems and questions.
A Computerized Test Generator is provided.
The book makes liberal use of figures and tables to clarify concepts.
A list of key words, a recommended reading list, and recommended Web sites appear at the end of each chapter.
A Glossary, a list of acronyms, and an up-to-date bibliography appear at the end of the book.
An Internet mailing list has been set up so that instructors using this book can exchange information, suggestions, and questions with each other and the author. Sign-up information for the mailing list is provided at the Companion Website.
The Author Web site includes an additional set of homework problems, with solutions, that the student can access for self-study to help reinforce concepts.

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TestBank: A chapter-by-chapter set of question that can be used by the instructor for quizzes or made available to the student for self-study.
PowerPoint Lecture Slides: A set of slides covering all chapters, suitable for use in lecturing.
Instructor Solutions Manual: Solutions to end-of-chapter Review Questions and Problems.
Instructor Projects Manual: Suggested project assignments for all of the project categories listed below.
Figures and Tables
Sample Research Projects
Sample Reading and Report Assignments
Programming Projects
Textbook Errata
Link to online premium content

Online Appendices
Supporting Documents

Author Web site: http://www.williamstallings.com/NetSec/NetSec4e.html

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The following content is available through the Companion Web site:

Online Appendices
Textbook Errata
Chapter-by-Chapter Links

What’s New on the Author Web Site http://www.williamstallings.com/NetSec/NetSec4e.html

This site provides support for both students and instructors. The site includes links to other relevant sites, transparency masters of figures and tables in the book in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format, and PowerPoint Lecture Slides. New to this edition is a set of homework problems with solutions available on the Web site. Students can enhance their understanding of the material by working out the solutions to these problems and then checking their answers.
An Internet mailing list has been set up so that instructors using this book can exchange information, suggestions, and questions with each other and with the author.
The Computer Science Student Resource site, at WilliamStallings.com/StudentSupport.html, provides documents, information, and useful links for computer science students and professionals.
Links to important sites, organized according to the chapters of the book, so that the student can visit sites related to the material currently being studied to get up-to-date and supplementary information.
Links to course pages by professors teaching from the book. This can give other instructors useful ideas.
An errata sheet for the book is updated monthly as needed.
Transparency masters of figures from the book in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format.
A set of PowerPoint Lecture Slides for use in lecturing.
A set of practice homework problems, with solutions.

Projects
For many instructors, an important component of a course is a project or set of projects by which the student gets hands-on experience to reinforce concepts from the text. This book provides unparalleled support in that area. The IRC not only includes guidance on how to assign and structure the projects, but also includes a set of suggested projects that covers a broad range of topics from the text:

Research Projects: A series of research assignments that instruct the student to research a particular topic on the Internet and write a report.
Hacking Project: This exercise is designed to illuminate the key issues in intrusion detection and prevention.
Programming Projects: A broad range of topics that can be implemented in any suitable language on any platform.
Lab Exercises: A series of projects that involve programming and experimenting with concepts from the book.
Practical Security Assessments: A set of exercises to examine current infrastructure and practices of an existing organization.
Writing Assignments: A set of suggested writing assignments, by chapter, designed to engage the student in a deep understanding of the topic and to reinforce their knowledge of hard facts and problem-solving techniques.
Reading/Report Assignments: A list of papers in the literature that can be assigned for the student to read and then write a short report.

New To This Edition

The material on cryptography has been substantially reorganized, with new sections on pseudorandom number generation, secure hash functions, and message authentication codes.
All of the material on key distribution and user authentication has been consolidated into one chapter (chapter 4).
Homework problems: The number of problems has been expanded from 75 in the third edition to 150 in the fourth edition.
Pseudorandom number generation and pseudorandom functions (revised): The treatment of this important topic has been expanded, with the addition of new material on Chapter 2 and a new appendix on the subject.
Cryptographic hash functions and message authentication codes (revised): The material on hash functions and MAC has been revised and reorganized to provide a clearer and more systematic treatment.
Key distribution and remote user authentication (revised): In the third edition, these topics were scattered across three chapters. In the fourth edition, the material is revised and consolidated into a single chapter to provide a unified, systematic treatment.
Federated identity (new): A new section covers this common identity management scheme across multiple enterprises and numerous applications, and supporting many thousands, even millions, of users.
HTTPS (new): A new section covers this protocol for providing secure communication between Web browser and Web server.
Secure shell (new): SSH, one of the most pervasive applications of encryption technology, is covered in a new section.
DomainKeys Identified Mail (new): A new section covers DKIM, which has become the standard means of authenticating email to counter spam.
Wireless network security (new): A new chapter covers this important area of network security. The chapter deals with the IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) security standard for wireless local area networks; and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) security standard for communication between a mobile Web browser and a Web server.
IPsec (revised): The chapter on IPsec has been almost completely rewritten. It now covers IPsecv3 and IKEv2. In addition, the presentation has been revised to improve clarity and breadth.
Firewalls (revised): The chapter on firewalls has been significantly expanded.
Test bank: A test bank of review questions is available to instructors. This can be used for quizzes or to enable the students to check their understanding of the material.
Online chapters: To limit the size and cost of the book, two chapters of the book are provided in PDF format. This includes a chapter on SNMP security and one on legal and ethical issues. The chapters are listed in the book's table of contents.
6 online appendices: to further expand the scope and detail of the text.
Additional homework problems and solutions online: To aid the student in understanding the material, a separate set of homework problems with solutions are available.
Supporting documents: A variety of other useful documents are referenced in the text and provided online.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Computer Security Concepts

1.2 The OSI Security Architecture

1.3 Security Attacks

1.4 Security Services

1.5 Security Mechanisms

1.6 A Model for Network Security

1.7 Standards

1.8 Outline of This Book

1.9 Recommended Reading

1.10 Internet and Web Resources

1.11 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

PART ONE CRYPTOGRAPHY

Chapter 2 Symmetric Encryption and Message Confidentiality

2.1 Symmetric Encryption Principles

2.2 Symmetric Block Encryption Algorithms

2.3 Random and Pseudorandom Numbers

2.4 Stream Ciphers and RC4

2.5 Cipher Block Modes of Operation

2.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

2.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 3 Public-Key Cryptography and Message Authentication

3.1 Approaches to Message Authentication

3.2 Secure Hash Functions

3.3 Message Authentication Codes

3.4 Public Key Cryptography Principles

3.5 Public-Key Cryptography Algorithms

3.6 Digital Signatures

3.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

3.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

PART TWO NETWORK SECURITY APPLICATIONS

Chapter 4 Key Distribution and User Authentication

4.1 Symmetric Key Distribution Using Symmetric Encryption

4.2 Kerberos

4.3 Key Distribution Using Asymmetric Encryption

4.4 X.509 Certificates

4.5 Public Key Infrastructure

4.6 Federated Identity Management

4.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

4.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 5 Transport-Level Security

5.1 Web Security Issues

5.2 Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

5.3 Transport Layer Security (TLS)

5.4 HTTPS

5.5 Secure Shell (SSH)

5.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

5.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 6 Wireless Network Security

6.1 IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Overview

6.2 IEEE 802.11i Wireless LAN Security

6.3 Wireless Application Protocol Overview

6.4 Wireless Transport Layer Security

6.5 WAP End-to-End Security

6.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

6.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 7 Electronic Mail Security

7.1 Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

7.2 S/MIME

7.3 DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM)

7.4 Recommended Web Sites

7.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 7A: Radix-64 Conversion

Chapter 8 IP Security

8.1 IP Security Overview

8.2 IP Security Policy

8.3 Encapsulating Security Payload

8.4 Combining Security Associations

8.5 Internet Key Exchange

8.6 Cryptographic Suites

8.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

8.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

PART THREE SYSTEM SECURITY

Chapter 9 Intruders

9.1 Intruders

9.2 Intrusion Detection

9.3 Password Management

9.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

9.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Appendix 9A The Base-Rate Fallacy

Chapter 10 Malicious Software

10.1 Types of Malicious Software

10.2 Viruses

10.3 Virus Countermeasures

10.4 Worms

10.5 Distributed Denial of Service Attacks

10.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

10.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 11 Firewalls

11.1 The Need for Firewalls

11.2 Firewall Characteristics

11.3 Types of Firewalls

11.4 Firewall Basing

11.5 Firewall Location and Configurations

11.6 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

11.7 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

APPENDICES

Appendix A Some Aspects of Number Theory

A.1 Prime and Relatively Prime Numbers

A.2 Modular Arithmetic

Appendix B Projects for Teaching Network Security

B.1 Research Projects

B.2 Hacking Project

B.3 Programming Projects

B.4 Laboratory Exercises

B.5 Practical Security Assessments

B.6 Writing Assignments

B.7 Reading/Report Assignments

ONLINE CHAPTERS

Chapter 12 Network Management Security

12.1 Basic Concepts of SNMP

12.2 SNMPv1 Community Facility

12.3 SNMPv3

12.4 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

12.5 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

Chapter 13 Legal and Ethical Issues

13.1 Cybercrime and Computer Crime

13.2 Intellectual Property

13.3 Privacy

13.4 Ethical Issues

13.5 Recommended Reading and Web Sites

13.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems

ONLINE APPENDICES

Appendix C Standards and Standards-Setting Organizations

C.1 The Importance of Standards

C.2 Internet Standards and the Internet Society

C.3 National Institute of Standards and Technology

Appendix D TCP/IP and OSI

D.1 Protocols and Protocol Architectures

D.2 The TCP/IP Protocol Architecture

D.3 The Role of an Internet Protocol

D.4 IPv4

D.5 IPv6

D.6 The OSI Protocol Architecture

Appendix E Pseudorandom Number Generation

E.1 PRNG Requirements

E.2 PRNG Using a Block Cipher

E.3 PRNG Using a Hash Function or Message Authentication Code

Appendix F Kerberos Encryption Techniques

F.1 Password-to-Key Transformation

F.2 Propagating Cipher Block Chaining Mode

Appendix G Data Compression Using ZIP

Appendix H PGP Random Number Generation

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

INDEX

LIST OF ACRONYMS

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This text provides a practical, up-to-date, and comprehensive survey of network-based and Internet-based security applications and standards. It includes a concise treatment of the discipline of cryptography, covering algorithms and protocols underlying network security applications, encryption, hash functions, digital signatures, and key exchange.
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William Stallings has made a unique contribution to understanding the broad sweep of technical developments in computer networking and computer architecture. He has authored 18 titles, and counting revised editions, a total of 35 books on various aspects of these subjects. In over 20 years in the field, he has been a technical contributor, technical manager, and an executive with several high-technology firms. Currently he is an independent consultant whose clients have included computer and networking manufacturers and customers, software development firms, and leading-edge government research institutions.

He has received the prize for best Computer Science and Engineering textbook of the year from the Textbook and Academic Authors Association six times.

Bill has designed and implemented both TCP/IP-based and OSI-based protocol suites on a variety of computers and operating systems, ranging from microcomputers to mainframes. As a consultant, he has advised government agencies, computer and software vendors, and major users on the design, selection, and use of networking software and products.

Dr. Stallings holds a Ph.D. from M.I.T. in Computer Science and a B.S. from Notre Dame in Electrical Engineering.

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