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by Alfred J. Menezes (Author), Paul C. van Oorschot (Author), Scott A. Vanstone (Author) "Cryptography has a long and fascinating history ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 780 pages
  • Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (16 Oct 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0849385237
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849385230
  • Product Dimensions: 25 x 18 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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The Handbook of Applied Cryptography serves as a valuable reference for novices as well as for experts. It provides a multifunctional treatment that introduces the more practical aspects of both conventional and public-key cryptography, and offers a valuable source of techniques and algorithms for serious practitioners. The book contains enough abstraction for theoreticians and provides enough detail to actually allow implementation of the algorithms discussed. With outstanding organization that allows easy access to all information, it includes more than 200 algorithms and protocols, extensive cross referencing, and more than 1,250 references that include brief comments on each entry.


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Cryptography, in particular public-key cryptography, has emerged in the last 20 years as an important discipline that is not only the subject of an enormous amount of research, but provides the foundation for information security in many applications. Standards are emerging to meet the demands for cryptographic protection in most areas of data communications. Public-key cryptographic techniques are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography. It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice the art of cryptography.

The Handbook of Applied Cryptography provides a treatment that is multifunctional:

  • It serves as an introduction to the more practical aspects of both conventional and public-key cryptography
  • It is a valuable source of the latest techniques and algorithms for the serious practitioner
  • It provides an integrated treatment of the field, while still presenting each major topic as a self-contained unit
  • It provides a mathematical treatment to accompany practical discussions
  • It contains enough abstraction to be a valuable reference for theoreticians while containing enough detail to actually allow implementation of the algorithms discussed
    Now in its third printing, this is the definitive cryptography reference that the novice as well as experienced developers, designers, researchers, engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians alike will use.
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    12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference indeed, 25 Jan 2003
    By "optimistix" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
    If you're going to work in the area of Cryptography, you can't afford
    to neglect this book.

    We used this in a course, and even though it's a handbook, it doubles up
    pretty well as a textbook, since it has all the underlying mathematical
    theory, presented in a clear and concise manner.

    For sheer breadth and depth of coverage, this book is unmatched in the
    field. It may not have enough on some topics to satisfy everyone, but
    then i suspect most such topics were not so prominent in 1996, which
    is when the book was written.

    Starting with number theory, it goes on cover pseudorandom bits and
    sequences, stream and block ciphers, hash functions, and digital signatures,
    establishment protocols, implementation, patents and standards - you name
    it, you got it.

    On the one hand, there's enough theory to make you wonder whether it
    should be called 'applied', but then it indeed qualifies as implementations
    are discussed as well.

    And of course, there's an exhaustive bibliography, with more pointers to
    the literature than one could possibly follow up.

    One word of caution, though : it requires hard work. If you want a more
    'relaxed' coverage of comparable breadth (but not depth), you can do
    worse than look up Bruce Schneier's 'Applied Crypography', which is a
    delightful read, but nowhere as rigorous (read academic) as this one.

    All in all, this is an indispensable reference for those in the field -
    rigorous and exhaustive, yet eminently readable.

    If you still haven't made your mind up, here's one final piece of advice :
    visit the authors'(rather the book's) website, where you'll get the
    implementations of all the algorithms in the book, and a (presumably)
    pleasant surprise :-)

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    8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Consider it a Bible of Cryptography, 23 Oct 1998
    By A Customer
    It is an excellent book. Almost everything you want to know about cryptography in one huge book (with many pages and small letters). No need for a second one. Algorithms, uses, known attacks, everything there. It also includes very detailed and up to date references about any subject it coves (for those who need to know more).

    It is a MUST for everyone who needs to know about cryptography and how cryptography serves Information Security. Not for those who need just an introductory book.

    Downsides: Quite expensive. It needs a lot of time and patient to read it. It requires adequate mathematical background.

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    3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough and complete, 14 Jun 1999
    By A Customer
    Menezes et. al. provide a thorough review of the field of cryptography. It's the first book I grab when I'm looking for something. Much more in depth than Bruce Scheier's "Applied Cryptography"
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