Hardware-based Computer Security Techniques to Defeat Hackers: From Biometrics to Quantum Cryptography

The protection of critical information and systems is a major component of today's electronic business community. This valuable reference presents the primary hardware-based computer security approaches in an easy-to-read toolbox format. The techniques discussed show readers how to perform their own evaluation of new and emerging security technologies. It is an invaluable source for computer engineers, computer security specialists, electrical engineers, software engineers, IT professionals, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in computer engineering and computer science.