The 8th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2009) was held at the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art in Kanazawa,Japan, during December 12–14, 2009. The conference was jointly co-organized by the NationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology(AIST),Japan, and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). In ad- tion, the event was supported by the Special Interest Group on Computer Se- rity (CSEC), IPSJ, Japan, the Japan Technical Group on Information Security (ISEC), IEICE, the Japan Technical Committee on Information and Com- nication System Security(ICSS), IEICE, and the Society of Information Theory and its Applications (SITA), Japan, and co-sponsored by the National Ins- tute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan, ComWorth Co. , LTD, Japan, Hitachi, Ltd. , Hokuriku Telecommunication Network Co. ,Inc. , and Internet Initiative Japan Inc. The conference received 109 submissions from 24 countries, out of which 32 were accepted for publication in these proceedings. At least three Program Committee (PC) members reviewed each submitted paper, while submissions co-authored by a PC member were submitted to the more stringent evaluation of ?ve PC members. In addition to the PC members, many external reviewers joinedthereviewprocessintheirparticularareasofexpertise. Wewerefortunate to have this energetic team of experts, and are deeply grateful to all of them for their hard work, which included a very active discussion phase—almost as long as the initial individual reviewing period. The paper submission, review and discussion processes were e?ectively and e?ciently made possible by the Web-based system iChair.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security, ACNS 2010, held in Beijing, China, in June 2010. The 32 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 178 submissions. The papers are divided in topical sections on public key encryption, digital signature, block ciphers and hash functions, side-channel attacks, zero knowledge and multi-party protocols, key management, authentication and identification, privacy and anonymity, RFID security and privacy, and internet security.

Dr.M.RAMA MOORTHY, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.CARMEL MARY BELINDA.M.J, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.K.NATTAR KANNAN, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.R.GNANAJEYARAMAN, Profesor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical And Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India. Dr.U.ARUL, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

In an age of explosive worldwide growth of electronic data storage and communications, effective protection of information has become a critical requirement. When used in coordination with other tools for ensuring information security, cryptography in all of its applications, including data confidentiality, data integrity, and user authentication, is a most powerful tool for protecting information. This book presents a collection of research work in the field of cryptography. It discusses some of the critical challenges that are being faced by the current computing world and also describes some mechanisms to defend against these challenges. It is a valuable source of knowledge for researchers, engineers, graduate and doctoral students working in the field of cryptography. It will also be useful for faculty members of graduate schools and universities.

This book is an introduction to fundamental concepts in the fields of cryptography and network security. Because cryptography is highly vulnerable to program errors, a simple testing of the cryptosystem will usually uncover a security vulnerability. In this book the author takes the reader through all of the important design and implementation details of various cryptographic algorithms and network security protocols to enforce network security. The book is divided into four parts: Cryptography, Security Systems, Network Security Applications, and System Security. Numerous diagrams and examples throughout the book are used to explain cryptography and network security concepts. FEATURES: Covers key concepts related to cryptography and network security Includes chapters on modern symmetric key block cipher algorithms, information security, message integrity, authentication, digital signature, key management, intruder detection, network layer security, data link layer security, NSM, firewall design, and more.

Analysis, assessment, and data management are core competencies for operation research analysts. This volume addresses a number of issues and developed methods for improving those skills. It is an outgrowth of a conference held in April 2013 at the Hellenic Military Academy, and brings together a broad variety of mathematical methods and theories with several applications. It discusses directions and pursuits of scientists that pertain to engineering sciences. It is also presents the theoretical background required for algorithms and techniques applied to a large variety of concrete problems. A number of open questions as well as new future areas are also highlighted. This book will appeal to operations research analysts, engineers, community decision makers, academics, the military community, practitioners sharing the current “state-of-the-art,” and analysts from coalition partners. Topics covered include Operations Research, Games and Control Theory, Computational Number Theory and Information Security, Scientific Computing and Applications, Statistical Modeling and Applications, Systems of Monitoring and Spatial Analysis.

This text provides a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security.

Mr.B.TAMILARASAN, Research Scholar, School of Mathematics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.R.SRINIVASAN, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, SLS MAVMM Ayira Vaisyar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.S.DHIVYA, Assistant Professor, PG and Research Department of Mathematics, Kandaswami Kandars College, Velur, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.E.K.SUBRAMANIAN, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering - SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Dr.C.GOVINDASAMY, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering - SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.