Internet Security Protocols: Protecting IP Traffic - Hardcover

In explaining an aspect of IP security, Black typically opens with a statement of what the protocol or technology at hand is good for, examining how it fits with other elements of IP security and citing relevant standards documents. From there, he moves on to how the technology works, typically with the help of conceptual schematics and packet diagrams. Special features get focused discussion, and you will usually find a couple of annotated diagram sequences to help clarify what happens in specific applications of the technology. There are some very fine explanations of such widely applicable techniques as public-key cryptography and certification authorities too. Read this book for its conceptual clarity; back it up with another security text that addresses the administration-level specifics of your operating environment. --David Wall

Implement end-to-end and gateway security for IP networks.

Internet Security Protocols: Protecting IP Traffic is a complete networking professional's guide to providing end-to-end and gateway Internet security for the user's information. World-renowned consultant Uyless Black covers the essential Internet security protocols designed to protect IP traffic. The book's coverage includes:

• Key Internet security challenges: privacy, secrecy, confidentiality, integrity of information, authentication, access control, non-repudiation, denial of service attacks
• Dial-in authentication with CHAP, RADIUS, and DIAMETER
• The role of IPSec in acquiring privacy and authentication services
• The Internet Key Distribution, Certification, and Management Systems (ISAKMP and IKE)
• Security in mobile Internet applications

From the basics of firewalls to the latest public key distribution systems, Uyless Black reviews the alternatives for securing Internet traffic. If you're responsible for securing information traveling on IP networks, Internet Security Protocols is a fine source for the authoritative answers you're looking for.