Download or read book Authentication written by Richard E. Smith and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2002 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authentication is the way computers can confidently associate an identity with a person. This book examines the problem that networking professionals face in choosing and using different techniques for reliably identifying computer users, protecting against attacks, and employing various methods of security.