Download or read book Probabilistic and Statistical Methods in Cryptology written by Daniel Neuenschwander and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-04-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cryptology nowadays is one of the most important areas of applied mathematics, building on deep results and methods from various areas of mathematics. This text is devoted to the study of stochastic aspects of cryptology. Besides classical topics from cryptology, the author presents chapters on probabilistic prime number tests, factorization with quantum computers, random-number generators, pseudo-random-number generators, information theory, and the birthday paradox and meet-in-the-middle attack. In the light of the vast literature on stochastic results relevant for cryptology, this book is intended as an invitation and introduction for students, researchers, and practitioners to probabilistic and statistical issues in cryptology.