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Andrew Meredith (meredith@iee.org)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:51:44 +0100
Matthew T Darling wrote:
>
> A great book is "Applied Cryptography". Probably the best in the
> market!
While it is a most excellent book on Cryptography and should be
mandatory reading for anyone interested in the field, it doesn't cover
much in the way of Cryptanalysis.
One (simplistically) being the study of making cryptographic protocols
and the other being breaking them.
I hope I'm not going to get shot down in flames for this, but having
read the book from cover to cover, I do seem to remember Mr Schneier
explains the difference at one point and suggests himself that the work
is intended to cover Cryptography not Cryptanalysis.
(I hope I got that right)
> I don't think it covers snake oil,
Only (IIRC) to say that it exists and to avoid it.
> but you can contact the publisher (author).
Mr Schneier is in fact on this list. I am hoping that he and/or one of
the other luminaries of the field, might suggest some current "must
have" cryptanalysis titles.
> He has code for everything.
And more besides :)
Andy M
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