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Handbook of Applied Cryptography (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)
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by Alfred Menezes, Paul van Oorschot, and Scott Vanstone
Sales Rank: 417019
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Hardcover: 816 pages
Publisher: CRC-Press; 1 edition December 16, 1996
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0849385237
ISBN-13: 978-0849385230
Product Dimensions:
9.8 x 7.1 x 1.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
Product Review
very well suited for the reader who wants an encyclopedic description of the state of the art of applied modern cryptography.
-Mathematical Reviews, Issue 99g
[This book] is an incredible achievement. [T]he handbook is complete. If I want to check what problems there were with a proposed system, determine how the variations on a particular algorithm developed, see what research preceded and followed an idea, I go to the Handbook. The Handbook has accurate, clear, and correct information. It is wonderful. If I were limited to only one cryptography text on my shelves, it would be the Handbook of Applied Cryptography.
- Bulletin of the AMS
Book Description
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.
Customer Reviews & Comments
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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