Data Encryption
Dr. Bhushan Kapor, California State University
Dr. Pramod Pandya, California State University
This chapter is about security and the role played by cryptographic technology in data security. Securing data while it is in storage or in transition from an unauthorized access is a critical function of information technology. All forms of ecommerce activities such as online credit card processing, purchasing stocks, and banking data processing would, if compromised, lead to businesses losing billions of dollars in revenues, as well as customer confidence lost in ecommerce.
The Internet evolved over the years as a means for users to access information and exchange emails. Later, once the bandwidth became available, businesses ...
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