This book provides an overview of vehicular networks, fromtraffic engineering to human factors. The book addresses theunique design requirements for security and privacy preservationfor vehicular communications to increase road safety. Unlikeany other book in this area, this book provides innovativesolutions to security issues, making this book a must read foranyone working with or studying security measures. Thebook also: * Includes a comprehensive introduction to vehicularcommunications network (also known as, vehicular ad hoc network(VANET) * Illustrates how to address challenges in designing security andprivacy preserving schemes in a large and highly dynamic wirelessnetwork environment * Explores various methods and takes a cooperative approachtowards addressing the challenges of complex anonymous messageauthentication in a specific network setting * Includes numerous illustrations with detailed designs andresults for each approach used