Broadband network & device security
/ Benjamin M. Lail
- New York : McGraw-Hill / Osborne, 2002
- xxiii, 473 p.
- RSA Press .
Broadband Network Security Fundamentals --An Overview of Broadband Communication --A Brief History of telecommunication --That Was Then --This Is Now -- What is Broadband Access? --Existing Broadband Access Technologies --Cable -- DSL --Fixed Wireless --Two-Way Satellite --The Future of Broadband --Fiber Optics --The Importance of Security in Broadband Networks --Security and the Average User -- Securing the Network Infrastructure --Choosing the Right Tools: Security Services and Cryptography --Security Services and Mechanisms --Confidentiality -- Integrity --Authentication --Nonrepudiation -- Authorization and Access Control --Availability --The Basics of Cryptography --Random Number Generation --Symmetric-Key Cryptography -- Message Digests -- Public-Key Cryptography -- Public-Key Cryptography Standards -- Federal Information Processing Standards and Certification -- Store-and-Forward vs. Session-Based Encryption -- Choosing the Appropriate Cryptographic Tools -- Using Stream Ciphers --Using Block Ciphers --Using Message Digests --Using Public-Key Algorithms --Interoperability Notes --How Secure Is Too Secure? --The Need for Security: Network Threats and Countermeasures --Who, What, and Why? Attackers and Their Motivations --When? "The Network Administrator Went Home Hours Ago ..." --Where? The Internet's a Big Place! --Broadband Access vs. Dial-up Access --Categorizing Common Attacks --Passive Attacks vs. Active Attacks --Eavesdropping --Impersonation --Denial of Service.
9780072194241
Computer networks -- Security measures. Broadband communication systems.