PRE-ORDER NOW The Joy of Cryptography : An Undergraduate Course in Provable Security by Mike Rosulek

PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 06/01/2026

A comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of provable security for advanced undergraduates. This accessible textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the algorithms that keep our digital lives safe-how they work, what makes them different, and why they are secure. Mike Rosulek focuses on provable security-the process of defining what it means to be secure and mathematically proving security properties-to demystify the study of cryptography. Writing with clarity and humor, Rosulek covers basic building blocks before moving to symmetric-key encryption and authentication, public-key cryptography, and advanced topics. Employing a novel pseudocode-based approach to learning provable security and security proofs, The Joy of Cryptography empowers anyone with a small amount of programming experience to reason formally about security properties. Uses pseudocode-based reasoning to make provable security accessible to undergraduatesFocuses on proven methods used in practice todayOffers rigorous treatment of symmetric-key and public-key encryption and authenticationIncludes advanced material on encrypted messaging, post-quantum cryptography, and zero-knowledge proofsFeatures ancillary resources

Binding: Hardback