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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The best introduction to cryptography I have read,
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This review is from: Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C (Paperback)
If you are already a cryppie or other security professional, this book will not add much to your knowledge. But if you are a programmer or other systems person with a desire to familiarize yourself with the field, I can't recommend this book highly enough. A reasonably solid mathematical background is required to fully understand the algorithms, but the book is structured in such a way that you can skip most of the heavily technical stuff and still get a lot out of the read.Because this is essentially an introductory text, generality is the name of the game. Pretty much everything is covered, but to a low, or medium at best, degree of depth. (Only DES is covered thoroughly.) However, the reference list in the back is huge, and you can use it to easily track down any more detailed information that you're after.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent introduction,
By A Customer
This review is from: Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C (Paperback)
This is without a doubt the best book to introduce anyone to cryptography on a detailed level, providing readable definitions of protocols, and a valuable mathematical introduction to help you keep your head above the water. If you have a solid mathematical base and crypto knowledge, the Handbook of Applied Cryptography would be a better reference, but for the rest of us, Applied Cryptography is superb.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An true all-rounder.,
By bigdan246@aol.com (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms and Source Code in C (Paperback)
This book supplies information at all levels. I am a computer scientist with a poor mathmatical background- it managed to explain the maths in a simple and methodical way. It also includes brief insights into quantum mechanics. A truly brilliant book for technical people from all disciplines and at all levels.
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