The Best Public Key Infrastructure Books of All Time

Bulletproof TLS and PKI is a complete guide to using TLS encryption and PKI to deploy secure servers and web applications. Written by Ivan Ristic, author of the popular SSL Labs web site, this book will teach you everything you need to know to protect your systems from eavesdropping and impersonation attacks. In this book, you'll find just the right mix of theory, protocol detail, vulnerability and weakness information, and deployment advice to get your job done:.

Comprehensive coverage of the ever-changing field of SSL/TLS and Internet PKI, with updates to the digital versionFor IT professionals, help to understand security risksFor system administrators, help to deploy systems securelyFor developers, help to secure web applicationsPractical and concise, with added depth as neededIntroduction to cryptography and the Internet threat modelCoverage of TLS 1.3 as well as earlier protocol versionsDiscussion of weaknesses at every level, covering implementation issues, HTTP and browser problems, and protocol vulnerabilitiesCoverage of the latest attacks, such as BEAST, CRIME, BREACH, Lucky 13, RC4 biases, Triple Handshake Attack, and HeartbleedThorough deployment advice, including advanced technologies, such as Strict Transport Security, Content Security Policy, and pinningGuide to using OpenSSL to generate keys and certificates and to create and run a private certification authorityGuide to using OpenSSL to test servers for vulnerabilitiesThis book is also available in a variety of digital formats directly from the publisher. Visit us at www.feistyduck.com.

Use OpenSSL to add security features to your application, including cryptographically strong symmetric and asymmetric encryption, digital signatures, SSL/TLS connectivity, and PKI handling. Key Features:. Secure your applications against common network security threats using OpenSSLGet to grips with the latest version of OpenSSL, its new features, and advantagesLearn about PKI, cryptography, certificate authorities, and more using real-world examples. Book Description:. Security and networking are essential features of software today. The modern internet is full of worms, Trojan horses, men-in-the-middle, and other threats.

This is why maintaining security is more important than ever. OpenSSL is one of the most widely used and essential open source projects on the internet for this purpose. If you are a software developer, system administrator, network security engineer, or DevOps specialist, you've probably stumbled upon this toolset in the past - but how do you make the most out of it? With the help of this book, you will learn the most important features of OpenSSL, and gain insight into its full potential. This book contains step-by-step explanations of essential cryptography and network security concepts, as well as practical examples illustrating the usage of those concepts. You'll start by learning the basics, such as how to perform symmetric encryption and calculate message digests. Next, you will discover more about cryptography: MAC and HMAC, public and private keys, and digital signatures. As you progress, you will explore best practices for using X.509 certificates, public key infrastructure, and TLS connections. By the end of this book, you'll be able to use the most popular features of OpenSSL, allowing you to implement cryptography and TLS in your applications and network infrastructure. What You Will Learn:. Understand how to use symmetric cryptographyGet to grips with message digests, MAC, and HMACDiscover asymmetric cryptography and digital signaturesFocus on how to apply and use X.509 certificatesDive into TLS and its proper usageManage advanced and special usages of TLSFind out how to run a mini certificate authority for your organization. Who this book is for:. This book is for software developers, system administrators, DevOps specialists, network security engineers, and analysts, or anyone who wants to keep their applications and infrastructure secure. Software developers will learn how to use the OpenSSL library to empower their software with cryptography and TLS. DevOps professionals and sysadmins will learn how to work with cryptographic keys and certificates on the command line, and how to set up a mini-CA for their organization. A basic understanding of security and networking is required.

Public Key Infrastructure Implementation and Design: Implementation and Design by Kartik Bhatnagar. John Wiley & Sons Inc.,2002.