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Passwords: Philology, Security, Authentication
Brian Lennon
Passwords: Philology, Security, Authentication
Brian Lennon
Cryptology, the science of ciphers and codes, and philology, the study of languages, are typically understood as separate domains. But Brian Lennon contends that computing’s humanistic applications, no less than its technical ones, are marked by the priorities of security and military institutions devoted to fighting wars and decoding intelligence.
204 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 26, 2018 |
ISBN13 | 9780674980761 |
Publishers | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 232 |
Dimensions | 244 × 166 × 23 mm · 484 g |
Language | English |