TLS Cryptography In-Depth

Table of Contents

I Getting Started

The Role of Cryptography in the Connected World

1.1 Evolution of cryptography

1.2 The advent of TLS and the internet

1.3 Increasing connectivity

1.3.1 Connectivity versus security – larger attack surface

1.3.2 Connectivity versus marginal attack cost

1.3.3 Connectivity versus scaling attacks

1.4 Increasing complexity

1.4.1 Complexity versus security – features

1.4.2 Complexity versus security – emergent behavior

1.4.3 Complexity versus security – bugs

1.5 Example attacks

1.5.1 The Mirai botnet

1.5.2 Operation Aurora

1.5.3 The Jeep hack

1.5.4 Commonalities

1.6 Summary

Secure Channel and the CIA Triad

2.1 Technical requirements

2.2 Preliminaries

2.3 Confidentiality

2.4 Integrity

2.5 Authentication

2.5.1 Message ...