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This is a brand new edition of the best-selling computer security book. Written for self-study and course use, this book will suit a variety of introductory and more advanced security programmes for students of computer science, engineering and related disciplines. Technical and project managers will also find that the broad coverage offers a great starting point for discovering underlying issues and provides a means of orientation in a world populated by a bewildering array of competing security systems.· Introduction· Foundations of Computer Security· Identification & Authentication· Access Control· Reference Monitors· UNIX Security· Windows 2000 Security· Bell-LaPadula Model· Security Models· Security Evaluation· Cryptography· Authentication in Distributed Systems· Network Security· Software Security· New Access Control Paradigms· Mobility· Database Security