Al Sweigart

Cracking Codes with Python

An Introduction to Building and Breaking Ciphers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Learn to program with Python by making and hacking ciphers - no experience required!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: No Starch Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 179mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 670g
• ISBN-13: 9781593278229
• ISBN-10: 1593278225
• Artikelnr.: 48227133

Autorenporträt

Al Sweigart

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction

Chapter 1: Making Paper Cryptography Tools
Chapter 2: Installing Python
Chapter 3: The Interactive Shell
Chapter 4: Strings and Writing Programs
Chapter 5: The Reverse Cipher
Chapter 6: The Caesar Cipher
Chapter 7: Hacking the Caesar Cipher with the Brute-Force Technique
Chapter 8: Encrypting with the Transposition Cipher
Chapter 9: Decrypting with the Transposition Cipher
Chapter 10: Programming a Program to Test Our Program
Chapter 11: Encrypting and Decrypting Files
Chapter 12: Detecting English Programmatically
Chapter 13: Hacking the Transposition Cipher
Chapter 14: Making a Modular Arithmetic Module for the Multiplicative and Affine Ciphers
Chapter 15: Programming the Affine Cipher
Chapter 16: Hacking the Affine Cipher
Chapter 17: The Simple Substitution Cipher
Chapter 18: Hacking the Simple Substitution Cipher
Chapter 19: The Vigenere Cipher
Chapter 20: Frequency Analysis
Chapter 21: Hacking the Viginere Cipher
Chapter 22: The One-Time Pad Cipher
Chapter 23: Finding Prime Numbers
Chapter 24: Generating Keys for the RSA Cipher
Chapter 25: Public Key Cryptography and Programming the RSA Cipher

Appendix: Debugger

Rezensionen

Definitely worth the read even as an experienced Python developer. I learned more about cryptography and even a few new Python tricks.
Ray Doyle, The Ethical Hacker Network

I recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn Python/programming and is interested in security or puzzles.
Jeanne Boyarsky, Code Ranch

A fantastic programming and cryptography course for any high school-aged child.
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine