Books For Studying Cryptanalysis

A Listmania! list by "melchiah"
 
The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet
1.  The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet by David Kahn
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  "Encyclopaedic history of cryptology. Highly recommended reading."
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Cryptanalysis
2.  Cryptanalysis by Helen Fouche Gaines
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  "Classical ciphers analysed by hand (i.e., without mathematics). This is a classic introduction to cryptanalysis."
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Elementary Cryptanalysis: A Mathematical Approach (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks)
3.  Elementary Cryptanalysis: A Mathematical Approach (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks) by Abraham Sinkov
The list author says:
  "Classical ciphers analysed with mathematics, written by a respected NSA cryptanalyst. Appendix of relevant BASIC program listings (e.g., calculating Index of Coincidence)."
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Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the Internet
4.  Codes and Ciphers: Julius Caesar, the Enigma, and the Internet by R. F. Churchhouse
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  "Analysis of classical ciphers and some cipher machines (including Enigma, Hagelin C-36/M-209, and Lorenz), using mathematics. Good classroom (pre-computer crypto) textbook."
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Military Cryptanalytics (Cryptographic Series)
5.  Military Cryptanalytics (Cryptographic Series) by William F. Friedman
The list author says:
  "Collection of four books used to train NSA cryptanalysts (buy from Amazon.com). Includes the Zendian problem - a specially crafted exercise (project) with over 130 'intercepted' messages to analyse."
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The American Black Chamber (Bluejacket Books)
6.  The American Black Chamber (Bluejacket Books) by Herbert O. Yardley
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  "Infamous autobiography of America's first Government cryptanalyst. Includes examples of actual cryptanalysis and sample ciphertexts for practise."
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Machine Cryptography and Modern Cryptanalysis (Telecommunications Library)
7.  Machine Cryptography and Modern Cryptanalysis (Telecommunications Library) by Cipher Deavours
The list author says:
  "Cryptanalysis of many different cipher machines including the Hagelin C-35. Only book of its kind (specifically analysing machine ciphers). Highly recommended."
£95.95   Used & New from: £27.97

Cipher Systems: The Protection of Communications
8.  Cipher Systems: The Protection of Communications by Henry Beker
The list author says:
  "Out of print, but contains a thorough analysis of some more recent ciphers, including the M-209 cipher machine (using ciphertext-only) and also a simple block cipher by IBM called NDS (New Data Seal)."
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Differential Cryptanalysis of the Data Encryption Standard
9.  Differential Cryptanalysis of the Data Encryption Standard by Eli Biham
The list author says:
  "Description of the differential cryptanalysis technique on the DES block cipher (and variants). This is heavy reading, especially  for beginners."
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Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Third Edition (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)
10.  Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Third Edition (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications) by Douglas R. Stinson
The list author says:
  "Describes cryptanalysis of some classical cipher systems as well as modern methods (linear and differential cryptanalysis) applied to the DES block cipher. Good classroom (modern crypto) textbook."
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Statistical Methods in Cryptoanalysis (Cryptographic Series)
11.  Statistical Methods in Cryptoanalysis (Cryptographic Series) by Solomon Kullback
The list author says:
  "Application of statistical techniques to cryptanalysis, written by a respected NSA cryptanalyst (buy from Amazon.com). Lots of very useful statistical information on various languages."
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The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking
12.  The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Simon Singh
The list author says:
  "Enjoyable, readable introduction to cryptography and cryptanalysis (a layperson's alternative to The Codebreakers by David Kahn)."
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Decrypted Secrets: Methods and Maxims of Cryptology
13.  Decrypted Secrets: Methods and Maxims of Cryptology by Friedrich L. Bauer
The list author says:
  "Detailed historical account of cryptology with a mathematical treatment. Uses some cryptanalysis examples from other crypto books in this list. Highly recommended."
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Cryptography: A Primer
14.  Cryptography: A Primer by Alan G. Konheim
The list author says:
  "Detailed analysis of some classical ciphers (simple substitution, repeated key, Playfair) and also Enigma. Includes a biased analysis of the DES cipher. Heavy on maths (statistics/probability theory)."
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