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The Joy of Cryptography|Mike Rosulek

The Joy of Cryptography : An Undergraduate Course in Provable Security

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A comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of provable security for advanced undergraduates. This accessible textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the algorithms that keep our digital lives safe--how they work, what makes them different, and why they are secure. Mike Rosulek focuses on provable security--the process of defining what it means to be secure and mathematically proving security properties--to demystify the study of cryptography. Writing with clarity and humor, Rosulek covers basic building blocks before moving to symmetric-key encryption and authentication, public-key cryptography, and advanced topics. Employing a novel pseudocode-based approach to learning provable security and security proofs, The Joy of Cryptography empowers anyone with a small amount of programming experience to reason formally about security properties.

  • Uses pseudocode-based reasoning to make provable security accessible to undergraduates
  • Focuses on proven methods used in practice today
  • Offers rigorous treatment of symmetric-key and public-key encryption and authentication
  • Includes advanced material on encrypted messaging, post-quantum cryptography, and zero-knowledge proofs
  • Features ancillary resources

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780262049979
  • ISBN-10: 026204997X
  • Publisher: MIT Press
  • Publish Date: January 2026
  • Dimensions: 9.14 x 6.94 x 1.74 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.95 pounds
  • Page Count: 702

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