Welcome to the second volume of the Kluwer International Series on
ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SECURITY. The goals of this series are, one, to
establish the state of the art of and set the course for future research
in information security and, two, to serve as a central reference and
timely topics in information security research source for advanced and
development. The scope of this series includes all aspects of com- puter
and network security and related areas such as fault tolerance and
software assurance. ADVANCES IN INFORMATION SECURITY aims to publish
thor- ough and cohesive overviews of specific topics in information
security, as well as works that are larger in scope or that contain more
detailed background information than can be accommodated in shorter
survey articles. The series also serves as a forum for topics that may
not have reached a level of maturity to warrant a comprehensive textbook
treat- ment. The success of this series depends on contributions by
researchers and developers such as yourself. If you have an idea for a
book that is appro- priate for this series, I encourage you to contact
either the Acquisitions Editor for the series, Lance Wobus
(lwobus@wkap.com), or myself, the Consulting Editor for the series
(jajodia@gmu.edu). We would be happy about to discuss any potential
projects with you. Additional information this series can be obtained
from www.wkap.nljseries.htmjADIS.