Computer Security and the Internet

Paul C. van Oorschot is a Professor of Computer Science at Carleton University (Ottawa), where he is Canada Research Chair in Authentication and Computer Security. He is an ACM Fellow, an IEEE Fellow, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He was Program Chair of NSPW 2014-2015, USENIX Security 2008, NDSS 2001-2002, and co-author of the Handbook of Applied Cryptography (1996). He has served on the editorial boards of IEEE TDSC, IEEE TIFS, and ACM TISSEC/TOPS. His research interests include authentication and identity management, computer security, Internet security, security and usability, software security, and applied cryptography. His academic career was preceded by 14 years of industrial research and development in telecommunications and software security.

“I can vouch to the accuracy and clarity found in Van Oorschot's latest book, and can recommend it to those serious about getting introduced to security. The topic is very broad, as evidenced by the number of important security conferences and the hundreds of papers published every year, not to mention the billions made selling security products and services.” (Rik Farrow, usenix.org, April 8, 2022)“The book is a technical tour de force and is a helpful reference. … the book has its primary audience in students in a one-term or two-term, third- or fourth-year undergraduate course in computer science, those in the corporate world looking for a highly technical reference will find the book to be quite valuable. … As a first-rate computer scientist and writer, van Oorschot has written a book that will make you a much smarter and better information security professional.” (Ben Rothke, rsaconference.com, April 7, 2022)

• 1. Security Concepts and Principles.- 2. Cryptographic Building Blocks.- 3. User Authentication—Passwords, Biometrics and Alternatives.- 4. Authentication Protocols and Key Establishment.-5. Operating System Security and Access Control.- 6. Software Security—Exploits and Privilege Escalation.- 7. Malicious Software.- 8. Public-Key Certificate Management and Use Cases.- 9. Web and Browser Security.- 10. Firewalls and Tunnels.- 11. Intrusion Detection and Network-Based Attacks.- 12. Wireless LAN Security: 802.11 and Wi-Fi.- 13. Bitcoin, Blockchains and Ethereum.- Epilogue.- Index.