" * Ubiquitous computing refers to computers embedded in everyday devices communicating with each other over ad-hoc wireless networks * Focuses on two very hot topics: ad-hoc wireless networking and security * Covers security issues for well-established and widely used technologies such as GSM, Bluetooth, and IP * Presents a framework to make sense of the many and varied issues at stake, a taxonomy of the major problems and in-depth discussion of some specific, cutting-edge solutions * Includes a primer on security and the basics of cryptography * Describes the security issues in ""peer-to-peer networking,"" a new technology that is gaining prominence in the media with applications such as Napster and ICQ Chat"
By:
Frank Stajano (University of Cambridge UK) Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Country of Publication: United States Edition: annotated edition Dimensions:
Height: 249mm,
Width: 176mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 624g ISBN:9780470844939 ISBN 10: 0470844930 Series:Wiley Series on Communications Networking & Distributed Systems Pages: 272 Publication Date:12 February 2002 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Frank Stajano is the author of Security for Ubiquitous Computing , published by Wiley.
Reviews for Security for Ubiquitous Computing
...a remarkably readable introduction to the topic...rich in background material. (IEEE Network, New Books & Multimedia Column, November 2002)