Cryptography and Network Security 5e : Principles and Practice by William Stallings

Cryptography and Network Security 5e 

• Sage Projects: Described in the next section.

• Hacking Project: This exercise is designed to illuminate the key issues in intrusion
detection and prevention.

• Block Cipher Projects: This is a lab that explores the operation of the AES encryption
algorithm by tracing its execution, computing one round by hand, and then exploring
the various block cipher modes of use. The lab also covers DES. In both cases, an
online Java applet is used (or can be downloaded) to execute AES or DES.

• Lab Exercises: A series of projects that involve programming and experimenting with
concepts from the book.

• Research Projects: A series of research assignments that instruct the student to
research a particular topic on the Internet and write a report.

• Programming Projects: A series of programming projects that cover a broad range of
topics and that can be implemented in any suitable language on any platform.

• Practical Security Assessments: A set of exercises to examine current infrastructure
and practices of an existing organization.

• Writing Assignments: A set of suggested writing assignments organized by chapter.

• Reading/Report Assignments: A list of papers in the literature — one for each
chapter — that can be assigned for the student to read and then write a short report.