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Summary: Great reading for someone who is curious about security.
Comment: Security bible. Contains indepth technical details of security protocols and concepts.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Comment: Of course, one of the best book i've ever read about this field.
It's to be underlined the division of the book: in the first part you can find a very interesting summarize about cryptography and its algorithms.
In the second part there is a little introduction on maths field (it's better to have a base on this field to understand this part very well),
and then there are some chapters dedicated to implementations..Well done
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Summary: THE source for information on cryptography.
Comment: If you are interested in understanding cryptography, this book should be at your side. Mr. Schneier has produced a book that speaks to beginners as well as experts. This volume includes source code for popular algorithms and is highly recommended for those who wish to be informed on the most widely used algorithms.Only gets 4 stars because much recent information is not in the book. Hopefully the author is working on an update that will include the latest advances.(I would have given it 4.5 stars if it was possible)
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Summary: Dense, but Useful
Comment: Schneier's book is a great primer for programmer's looking to expand into crypto. It gives a good overview of protocols and implementations, and goes the extra mile in telling budding cryptographers what has already been tried and proven to be weak.
My only detractions are the stunning amount of references embedded in each page (a testament to how well-versed Schneier is on the subject) and the lack of mathematical depth (which is the key to truly understanding cryptanalysis). Obviously, the copious amounts of references are where the mathematical depth can be found, but it would have been nice to extend the work another couple of chapters to cover more details on quadratic residues and NP-complete problems.
All in all, a must have for implementers of cryptographic algorithms. Maybe a third edition that covers the last few years will come out soon.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Dense, but Useful
Comment: Schneier's book is a great primer for programmer's looking to expand into crypto. It gives a good overview of protocols and implementations, and goes the extra mile in telling budding cryptographers what has already been tried and proven to be weak.
My only detractions are the stunning amount of references embedded in each page (a testament to how well-versed Schneier is on the subject) and the lack of mathematical depth (which is the key to truly understanding cryptanalysis). Obviously, the copious amounts of references are where the mathematical depth can be found, but it would have been nice to extend the work another couple of chapters to cover more details on quadratic residues and NP-complete problems.
All in all, a must have for implementers of cryptographic algorithms. Maybe a third edition that covers the last few years will come out soon.
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