Applied Cryptography in Computer and Communications

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International Conference on Applied Cryptography in Computer and Communications, AC3 2021, and the First International Workshop on Security for Internet of Things (IoT). The conference was held in May 2021 and due to COVID-19 pandemic virtually.The 15 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The papers present are grouped in 4 tracks on blockchain; authentication; secure computation; practical crypto application. They detail technical aspects of applied cryptography, including symmetric cryptography, public-key cryptography, cryptographic protocols, cryptographic implementations, cryptographic standards and practices.