Re: Crypto Mini-FAQ

"Roger Schlafly" <rogerschlafly@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:ZM94f.1867$hY6.91@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> Crypto Mini-FAQ
>
> Q: Where is the FAQ for cryptology?
>
> Several useful but out-of-date crypto FAQs are here:
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/sci/sci.crypt.html
>
> This crypto mini-faq is an attempt to have something that is more
> concise, up-to-date, and relevant to sci.crypt. It will be kept here:
> http://www.schlafly.net/crypto/faq.htm
>
>
> Q: What is the best book on crypto?
>
> For a pre-computer history of cryptology, see The Code Breakers,
> by David Kahn.
>
> For an elementary exposition, see Cryptography Decrypted, by H.
> X. Mel and Doris M. Baker or The Code Book by Simon Singh.
>
> For a general introduction to a lot of algorithms, with source
> code, see Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier. This book
> is partially superseded by Practical Cryptography, by Niels Ferguson
> and Bruce Schneier.
>
> For a more mathematical reference work, and the best freely
> downloadable crypto book, see Handbook of Applied Cryptography,
> by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot, and Scott Vanstone.
> http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/
>
> For a good textbook, see Cryptography Theory and Practice,
> by Douglas Stinson. See also Modern Cryptography: Theory and
> Practice, by Wenbo Mao.
>
> For a textbook with emphasis on mathematical background, see
> A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography, (Graduate Texts in Math.
> No. 114, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1987, Second edition, 1994),
> by Neil Koblitz.
>
> For a broader view of system security, see Security Engineering:
> A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, by Ross
> Anderson.
>
> For producing secure software, see Writing Secure Code, by Michael
> Howard and David C. LeBlanc. Bill Gates recommends the book.
> For better coverage of unix issues, see Building Secure Software,
> by Viega and McGraw.
>
> For a popular account of crypto politics, see Crypto, by Steven Levy.
>
> For a web site that explains a lot of cryptography, see:
> http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/crypto/intro.htm
>
> For reviews of crypto books, see:
> http://www.youdzone.com/cryptobooks.html

I think I mailed you this suggestion before -

The Foundations of Cryptography series by Oded Goldreich may be a good
choice for theoretical cryptography concerns.
Received on Mon Oct 17 20:48:21 2005