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Security Mechanisms

Official Documentation

  • NIST Special Publications
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  • IETF Security Area
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  • W3C Web Security Context
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  • OWASP Cheat Sheet Series
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Research Papers

  • "A Survey of Access Control Models" by R. Sandhu and P. Samarati (1994)
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  • "The Evolution of Access Control Models" by D. Ferraiolo and D. Kuhn (2009)
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  • "A Survey of Trust and Reputation Systems for Online Service Provision" by A. Jøsang et al. (2007)
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Additional Online Resources

  • Cryptography and Security on ArXiv
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  • Mozilla Web Security Guidelines
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  • SANS Reading Room
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Books

  • "Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice" by William Stallings
  • ISBN: 0134444280
  • Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices of cryptography and network security.
  • "Computer Security: Principles and Practice" by William Stallings and Lawrie Brown
  • ISBN: 0134794109
  • Offers a broad introduction to the various aspects of computer security.
  • "Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems" by Ross Anderson
  • ISBN: 0470068523
  • Covers a wide range of security mechanisms and their applications in various systems.
  • "Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C" by Bruce Schneier
  • ISBN: 1119096723
  • Provides an in-depth look at cryptographic algorithms and protocols.

Standards

  • ISO/IEC 27002:2013 Code of practice for information security controls
  • Provides best practice recommendations on information security controls
  • FIPS 140-3 Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules
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Online Courses

  • Coursera: Cryptography I by Stanford University
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  • edX: Introduction to Cybersecurity
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  • Udacity: Applied Cryptography
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