Cryptographic Libraries for Developers

Learn to Use the Right Cryptography Library Everytime!

No longer is it an option for software to include cryptography; everyone from office suites to accounting software and eCommerce Web sites use it. So today's developers have to know how to write software that includes cryptographic functionality. Although they are usually familiar with the basics of cryptography, they are not always familiar enough with the available products to select the right API/library and get up and running with it quickly.

Cryptographic Libraries for Developers teaches developers about the available APIs and helps them select the right ones for their projects based on platform, language, and regulatory requirements. The book serves as a nuts and bolts guide to writing software using these libraries and provides abundant examples and detailed examples throughout. The libraries covered include OpenSSL, B/Safe, the Java Cryptographic Library (JCE,) as sign/verify, encrypt/decrypt (asymmetric and symmetric,) MACs, and Hashing, as well as higher-level primitives such as X.509 digital certificates and secure (SSL) communications.

Key Features

• Provides a practical guide that teaches developers how to rapidly write and deploy applications requiring cryptography
• Covers the five common cryptography libraries: OpenSSL, B/Safe, the Java Cryptographic Library (JCE), and CAPI
• Teaches developers how to write security features for commercial software
• Includes a CD-ROM with all of the features and source code from the book

On the CD

• Code Snippets: The snippets of examples source code used throughout this book are included on this CD-ROM within their broader context
• Example Applications: Example frameworks and applications developed using the techniques, libraries, and strategies described within this book. Included as well are any and all design diagrams used in the preparation of the examples