# Security Engineering - A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems

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- Date: 2026-11-15
- Tags: books, security-engineering
- Link: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/archive/rja14/book.html

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Frontmatter and Preface
Chapter 1: What is Security Engineering?
Chapter 2: Who is the Opponent?
Chapter 3: Psychology and Usability
Chapter 4: Protocols
Chapter 5: Cryptography
Chapter 6: Access Control
Chapter 7: Distributed Systems
Chapter 8: Economics
Chapter 9: Multilevel Security
Chapter 10: Boundaries
Chapter 11: Inference Control
Chapter 12: Banking and Bookkeeping
Chapter 13: Physical Protection
Chapter 14: Monitoring and Metering
Chapter 15: Nuclear Command and Control
Chapter 16: Security Printing and Seals
Chapter 17: Biometrics
Chapter 18: Physical Tamper Resistance
Chapter 19: Side Channels
Chapter 20: Advanced Cryptographic Engineering
Chapter 21: Network Attack and Defence
Chapter 22: Phones
Chapter 23: Electronic and Information Warfare
Chapter 24: Copyright and DRM
Chapter 25: Taking Stock
Chapter 26: Surveillance or Privacy?
Chapter 27: Secure Systems Development
Chapter 28: Assurance and Sustainability
Chapter 29: Beyond 'Computer Says No'
Bibliography and Index