"Security engineering is different from any other kind of programming... if you're even thinking of doing any security engineering, you need to read this book. " -- Bruce Schneier "This is the best book on computer security. Buy it, but more importantly, read it and apply it in your work.

Preface to the Second Edition. Foreword by Bruce Schneier. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I. Chapter 1 What Is Security Engineering? Chapter 2 Usability and Psychology. Chapter 3 Protocols. Chapter 4 Access Control. Chapter 5 Cryptography. Chapter 6 Distributed Systems. Chapter 7 Economics. Part II. Chapter 8 Multilevel Security. Chapter 9 Multilateral Security. Chapter 10 Banking and Bookkeeping. Chapter 11 Physical Protection. Chapter 12 Monitoring and Metering. Chapter 13 Nuclear Command and Control. Chapter 14 Security Printing and Seals. Chapter 15 Biometrics. Chapter 16 Physical Tamper Resistance. Chapter 17 Emission Security. Chapter 18 API Attacks. Chapter 19 Electronic and Information Warfare. Chapter 20 Telecom System Security. Chapter 21 Network Attack and Defense. Chapter 22 Copyright and DRM. Chapter 23 The Bleeding Edge. Part III. Chapter 24 Terror, Justice and Freedom. Chapter 25 Managing the Development of Secure Systems. Chapter 26 System Evaluation and Assurance. Chapter 27 Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.