◆PREY NEXT◆ [Page xii(continued)] Intended Audience The book is intended for both an academic and a professional audience.As a textbook,it is intended as a one-semester undergraduate course in cryptography and network security for computer science,computer engineering,and electrical engineering majors.It covers the material in IAS2 Security Mechanisms,a core area in the Information Technology body of knowledge;NET4 Security,another core area in the Information Technology body of knowledge:and IT311.Cryptography,an advanced course:these subject areas are part of the Draft ACM/IEEE Computer Society Computing Curricula 2005. [Page xiv] The book also serves as a basic reference volume and is suitable for self-study. ◆ PREY NEXT◆[Page xiii (continued)] Intended Audience The book is intended for both an academic and a professional audience. As a textbook, it is intended as a one-semester undergraduate course in cryptography and network security for computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors. It covers the material in IAS2 Security Mechanisms, a core area in the Information Technology body of knowledge; NET4 Security, another core area in the Information Technology body of knowledge; and IT311, Cryptography, an advanced course; these subject areas are part of the Draft ACM/IEEE Computer Society Computing Curricula 2005. [Page xiv] The book also serves as a basic reference volume and is suitable for self-study