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Cryptography

1. Alan Turing Home Page
2. Communications / Electronics Security Group
3. Computational Complexity
4. Electronic Frontier Foundation
5. Global Internet Liberty Campaign
6. Information Economy
7. Legal, Privacy and Security Issues in Electronic Commerce
8. Nova Online: Decoding Nazi Secrets
9. W3C Security

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Alan Turing Home Page

Information on Alan Turing (1912-1954), covering his work as a mathematician, philosopher, codebreaker, and early computer scientist.
     Author: Turing, Alan & Hodges, Andrew
     Subjects: cryptography, history of computing
     DeweyClass: 509
     Resource type: documents

Communications / Electronics Security Group

Set of online articles on the development of non-secret encryption. CESG is a Civil Service which aims to keep official IT and communications systems safe from compromise and is the UK technical authority for the official use of cryptography.
     Author: Communications - Electronics Security Group
     Subjects: cryptography
     DeweyClass: 005.82
     Resource type: documents

Computational Complexity

Journal which presents research at the interface between mathematics and theoretical computer science, with a clear mathematical profile and strictly mathematical format. Specific areas of concentration include structure of complexity classes, algebraic complexity, cryptography, interactive proofs, complexity issues in: computational geometry, robotics, and motion planning, learning theory, number theory, logic, combinatorial optimisation and approximate solutions, and distributed computing.
     Author: Springer
     Subjects: combinatorics, complex systems, computational mathematics, cryptography, number theory, optimisation
     DeweyClass: 003
     Resource type: journal

Electronic Frontier Foundation

A non-profit civil liberties organisation working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information online, as well as to promote responsibility in new media.
     Author: Electronic Frontier Foundation
     Subjects: civil liberties, computer ethics, cryptography, freedom and privacy, internet culture
     DeweyClass: 323
     Resource type: documents

Global Internet Liberty Campaign

Information about the campaign to protect and promote fundamental human rights such as freedom of speech and the right of privacy on the Internet. Offers news, resources and articles on issues such as free speech, privacy, cryptography and access to information.
     Author: Global Internet Liberty Campaign
     Subjects: cryptography, freedom and privacy, internet culture, internet regulation - access control, internet regulation - law
     DeweyClass: 004.678
     Resource type: documents

Information Economy

Numerous links to resources about the economics of the Internet, information goods, intellectual property and related issues such as security, privacy and cryptography.
     Author: Varian, Hal
     Subjects: cryptography, internet commerce, internet security, internet usage data, intranet development
     DeweyClass: 384.3
     Resource type: index

Legal, Privacy and Security Issues in Electronic Commerce

Index to electronic commerce resources, covering advertising on the World Wide Web, intellectual property, security, journals, filtering, legal cases, computer crime and cryptography.
     Author: Hansen, Linda
     Subjects: cryptography, electronic commerce, internet security
     DeweyClass: 384.3
     Resource type: index

Nova Online: Decoding Nazi Secrets

Articles on codebreaking and making, encryption on the Web, the mechanics of the Nazi's encoder, Enigma, and the personalities and genius of the men who cracked its code. Contains activity sheets for teachers, and facilities for users to encode their own messages.
     Author: Public Broadcasting Service
     Subjects: cryptography, military history, second world war
     DeweyClass: 355
     Resource type: articles

W3C Security

Resource providing a selection of answers to frequently asked questions about Web security, an overview of security activities at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), and sections on security protocols and standards, electronic commerce and cryptography.
     Author: W3C
     Subjects: cryptography, internet regulation - standards, internet security
     DeweyClass: 005.82
     Resource type: documents, index