Beginning Cryptography with Java

The book tells the reader how to understand and use jce, jca, and the jsse for encryption and authentication. It walks the reader through how padding mechanisms work in ciphers, as well as spot and fix typical errors. The book also provides an understanding of how authentication mechanisms can be implemented in java and why they are used. · the jca and the jce · symmetric key cryptography · message digests, macs, and hmacs · asymmetric key cryptography · object description in cryptography using asn.1 · distinguished names and certificates · certificate revocation and path validation · key and certificate management using keystores · cms and s/mime · ssl and tls