part Section I. TECHNOLOGICAL OVERVIEW OF E-COMMERCE PROTOCOLS AND DESIGN -- chapter 1 E-Commerce: The What and the Why -- chapter 2 The Need for Security: Learning from Others’ Mistakes -- chapter 3 Passwords: Security’s Weakest Link -- chapter 4 Electronic Business (E-Business) -- chapter 5 Data Encryption -- chapter 6 Hash Algorithms -- chapter 7 Authentication Protocols and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) -- part Section II. E-COMMERCE IMPLEMENTATIONS AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT -- chapter 8 Secure Remote Management -- chapter 9 The Technology that Enables E-Commerce -- chapter 10 Conclusion.