Java Cryptography: Tools and Techniques (The Book + Code Samples)
Java Cryptography: Tools and Techniques
About the Book
Cryptography is about the security of communications. It provides mechanisms for hiding messages from outside observers, accurately identifying the originators of messages, determining that messages have been delivered safely without tampering, and making it possible to accurately identify both the entities receiving and sending messages when messages are being delivered between different parties.
Over time, in our increasingly connected world, issues related to cryptography and security have increasingly become common in the development of applications and even other APIs. In this environment, Java still maintains its popularity as a language for the development and implementation of Internet applications. While Java has an established API for basic cryptography defined as part of the regular Java runtime, many things that developers generally need to do, such as producing and managing certificates, client credentials, time stamps, and secure messaging are not provided. The Legion of the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs were developed to fill a large part of this gap. That said, there is an awful lot to know, and many developers do not get the time to take a sabbatical to brush up on the right security API to use when a security related application arrives on their desk. While falling into fear and panic is always an option, we felt it might be better to provide a book, drawing on our experience, that goes beyond what is commonly available in API documentation. A book that provides some basic real world examples of how to use the APIs and address the questions developers most commonly ask and the issues developers most commonly have trouble with. One with a warm friendly cover, designed to avoid panic, and to help keep the reader focused on the idea of getting a job done. It is our aim that "Java Cryptography: Tools and Techniques" is that book.
About the Authors
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Getting Started, an Overview
- The Java Provider Architecture
- Architecture of the Bouncy Castle APIs
- The Supporting APIs
- The Bouncy Castle FIPS distribution
- Installing Bouncy Castle
- A Word About Entropy
- Bits of Security
- Summary
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Chapter 2: Block and Stream Ciphers
- The Basics
- Algorithm Security Strengths
- Block Ciphers
- Block Modes
- Streaming Block Modes
- Stream Ciphers
- Cipher Based Input/Output
- Summary
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Chapter 3: Message Digests, MACs, HMACs, and KDFs
- Message Digests
- MACs
- HMACs
- Key Derivation Functions
- Bouncy Castle Calculator Interfaces for Digests and MACs
- An Application of Digests: Merkle Trees
- Summary
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Chapter 4: Authenticated Modes, Key Wrapping, and the SealedObject
- Setup for the Examples
- Authenticated Encryption Modes
- Key Wrapping Algorithms
- The SealedObject Class
- Summary
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Chapter 5: Password Based Key Generation and Key Splitting
- Password Based Key Generation
- PKCS5 Scheme 2
- SCRYPT
- Other PBKDFs
- Key Splitting
- An Implementation of Key Splitting
- Summary
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Chapter 6: Signatures
- Key Pair Generation and Import
- Digital Signatures
- Signature Security Strengths
- The Digital Signature Algorithm
- DSA with Edwards Curves (EdDSA)
- DSTU 4145
- GOST
- RSA Signature Algorithms
- SM2
- Bouncy Castle Calculator Interfaces for Signatures
- Summary
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Chapter 7: Key Transport, Key Agreement, and Key Exchange
- Algorithm Security Strengths
- Key Transport
- Key Agreement and Key Exchange
- Key Confirmation
- Summary
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Chapter 8: X.509 Certificates and Attribute Certificates
- The X.500 Distinguished Name
- Public Key Certificates
- Creating a Basic Public Key Certificate
- Converting an X509CertificateHolder to an X509Certificate
- The CertificateFactory Class
- Creating a CA Certificate with Extensions
- Creating End-Entity Certificates
- Attribute Certificates
- Summary
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Chapter 9: Certificate Revocation and Certificate Paths
- Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs)
- Converting an X509CRLHolder to an X509CRL
- Obtaining Revocation Information from a Certificate Issuer
- Online Certificate Status Protocol
- Certificate Path Validation
- Summary
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Chapter 10: Key and Certificate Storage
- Setup for the Examples
- Early KeyStore Types: JKS, JCEKS, BKS, and UBER
- The keytool Command
- The PKCS12 KeyStore Type
- The BCFKS/BCSFKS KeyStore Type
- Summary
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Chapter 11: Cryptographic Message Syntax, S/MIME, and TSP
- Cryptographic Message Syntax
- Data Content
- SignedData Content
- EnvelopedData Content
- S/MIME
- Things to Watch With JavaMail
- Time-Stamp Protocol
- An Application of Time-Stamps: CAdES-T
- Summary
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Chapter 12: Certification Requests and Certificate Management
- PKCS #10 Certification Requests
- Certificate Request Message Format
- Certificate Management over CMS
- Enrolment over Secure Transport
- Certificate Management Protocol
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Chapter 13: OpenPGP
- The Basics
- Generating Armored Output
- Generating Key Rings
- Adding a Sub-Key to an Existing Key Ring
- Encapsulated Signed Messages
- Detached Signatures
- Signing Text Data
- Cleartext Signatures
- Public Key Encryption
- PBE Encryption
- Keybox Files
- Using S-expressions for Private Keys
- Summary
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Chapter 14: Transport Layer Security
- Introduction
- Installation
- Conventions
- Some Preparation - a Simple Protocol
- A Basic TLS Server
- A Basic TLS Client
- Using Client-Side Authentication
- Another Look a TrustManagers
- BC JSSE Extensions
- Using the low level (D)TLS API
- The Low-level TLS API
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Chapter 15: The Future
- Installing the Bouncy Castle Post-Quantum Provider
- Stateful Signature Algorithms
- Stateless Signature Algorithms
- Hybrid Encryption
- The rest of the Chapter
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Appendix A: ASN.1 and Bouncy Castle
- Basic ASN.1 Syntax
- The Types
- Encoding Rules
- Basic Guidance
- Defining Your Own Objects
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Appendix B: The Bouncy Castle Kotlin API
- A Note on Packaging
- Generating a PKCS#10 Certification Request
- Generating a Certificate
- Appendix C: Algorithms provided by the Bouncy Castle Providers
- Acronyms and Definitions
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Notes
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