Khairol Amali Bin Ahmad - Functional Encryption

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Digital security is of utmost importance since half of the worlds population uses smartphones. Thus, it touches the lives of common people worldwide. In this digital age, hiding and encrypting important data is one of the major challenges. Functional encryption schemes enhance the security, confidentiality and access control by using the function which allows the sharing of information with authorized people.For newcomers, students from another branch, or researchers who are new and want to understand and learn the basics of functional encryption, the search for any source material that fulfills these demands is often unsuccessful. Most books written on this topic are targeted at those who already possess knowledge of the basics. This can lead to the novice losing interest in this field because they cannot find a book written for them. Thus, this book will satisfy these readers, as it has been written with them in mind.

This is perhaps the first book about functional encryption written specifically for the novice. This book covers functional encryption algorithms and its modern applications in developing secure systems. The latest functional encryption algorithms are explained in a simple and precise manner. Examples are given to solidify the concepts and increase understanding.

This book helps professionals, researchers, scientists, faculty members, research scholars, graduate students, and software developers in the domain of Cryptography/Cybersecurity/Information Security/Software Security/Database Security/Web Security/Wireless Network Security/Cloud Security/Online Transactions/E-Commerce Security/M-Commerce Security for better understanding of the basic concepts and techniques to build functional encryption and various encryption mechanisms such as identity-based encryption (IBE) and attribute-based encryption (ABE) into real-world systems. Those who seek to understand these concepts and techniques will find this book a valuable asset. The editors have edited this book to provide awareness of the methods used for functional encryption in the academic and professional communities.