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As a book category, "Symmetric-key cryptography" groups works focused on cryptosystems in which communicating parties share a single secret key for both encryption and authentication; it includes introductions to basic principles as well as in-depth treatments of block ciphers (e.g., DES, AES), stream ciphers (e.g., ChaCha), modes of operation (CBC, GCM), message authentication codes and AEAD, key-management and distribution techniques, and protocol-level uses (the symmetric pieces of TLS, VPNs, disk and database encryption). Titles range from textbooks that build the mathematical and algorithmic foundations (finite fields, permutations, pseudorandomness, cryptanalysis) to practitioner guides on secure implementation, performance and resource-constrained design (IoT, hardware), standards and compliance (NIST), and research monographs on advanced attacks (differential/linear cryptanalysis, side channels) and new constructions. The category is suitable for students, engineers, and researchers interested in confidentiality, integrity, and efficient secure systems, emphasizing both theoretical security definitions and practical deployment concerns.

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