The Art of computer Cryptography

The Art of Computer Cryptography
Matthew Slaydon
Math 151

With the large growth of the Internet, has come an exciting promise for businesses, governments and consumers, dealing with the way that we use our computers and how we deal with sensitive information. Cryptography: defined as the study of mathematical techniques, related to aspects of information security such as confidentiality, data integrity, entity authentication, and data origin authentication (Menezes 4); is shaping the way that information is safely and securely transmitted over the Internet. The list of items that may contain sensitive information is quit large. This list has items in it such as:
• Credit Card Information
• Social Security Numbers
• Private correspondence
• Military correspondence
• Bank account information.
The need for a secure method to transm...