RE: Crypto Book Recommendations?

From: Graydon McKee (graydon.s.mckee.iv_at_orcmacro.com)
Date: 03/05/04

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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:25:45 -0500

    Thanks to everyone for responding. I've been reading Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier and its
    good to see that its considered the must have book on cryptography and I've added a few of the
    others that everyone has suggested to my reading list. Thanks again for all the responses. :)

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    -----Original Message-----
    From: Phil Waller [mailto:phil.waller@wgsn.com]
    Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 5:00 AM
    To: 'ald2003@users.sourceforge.net'; graydon.s.mckee.iv@orcmacro.com;
    security-basics@lists.securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: Crypto Book Recommendations?

    Totally agree with cryptography decrypted. 3 quarters of the way through.
    certainly one of the easiest books to get your head around a sometimes
    complex subject.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Aditya, ALD [Aditya Lalit Deshmukh]
    [mailto:aditya.deshmukh@online.gateway.technolabs.net]
    Sent: 04 March 2004 18:05
    To: Graydon.S.McKee.IV@ORCMacro.com;
    security-basics@lists.securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: Crypto Book Recommendations?

    >
    > Does anyone have any good recommendations for books on
    > Cryptography especially geared towards
    > beginners? I have a few titles in mind already, I just don't
    > want to leave out any good one's if I
    > can help it. Thanks

    Applied Cryptography is one of the best ones
    worth buying.

    -aditya

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