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This chapter covers the main concepts and notions from Number Theory, Information Theory, and Complexity Theory that are frequently used in cryptology. Those readers with a strong mathematical background may wish to browse through this chapter or skip it completely.

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Pieprzyk, J., Hardjono, T., Seberry, J. (2003). Background Theory. In: Fundamentals of Computer Security. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07324-7_2

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