{"product_id":"9781593277420","title":"The Manga Guide to Cryptography","description":"Cryptography is hard but it’s less hard when it’s filled with adorable Japanese manga. The latest addition to the Manga Guide series, \u003ci\u003eThe Manga Guide to Cryptography\u003c\/i\u003e, turns the art of encryption and decryption into plain, comic illustrated English. \u003cp\u003eAs you follow Inspector Jun Meguro in his quest to bring a cipher-wielding thief to justice, you’ll learn how cryptographic ciphers work. (Ciphers are the algorithms at the heart of cryptography.) Like all books in the Manga Guide series, \u003ci\u003eThe Manga Guide to Cryptography\u003c\/i\u003e is illustrated throughout with memorable Japanese manga as it dives deep into advanced cryptography topics, such as classic substitution, polyalphabetic, and transposition ciphers; symmetric-key algorithms like block and DES (Data Encryption Standard) ciphers; and how to use public key encryption technology. It also explores practical applications of encryption such as digital signatures, password security, and identity fraud countermeasures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Manga Guide to Cryptography\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect introduction to cryptography for programmers, security professionals, aspiring cryptographers, and anyone who finds cryptography just a little bit hard.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press San Francisco, CA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047419068656,"sku":"9781593277420","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593277420_p0.jpg?v=1763813616","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593277420","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}