Re: "Applied Cryptography" by Schneier

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From: David Rudder
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 00:00

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I must agree.  I'm currently implementing a number of encryption 
algorithms, and Applied Cryptography has proven to be an irreplacable 
resource.

However, I must also say that, even though the book is not math obsessed, 
the math is there for any who care.  This book is useful for anyone 
between the levels of starting hacker to PhD.

: Schneier notes that his work is *not* a mathematical text.  It is difficult to
: say how much of a shortcoming this is for any given reader, but a safe bet is
: "not much".  For those who do need more rigorous treatments of specific topics,
: the bibliography lists almost two thousand references, all of which are
: described and cited within the book text at some point.  Source code in C is
: available for the DES, LOKI91, IDEA, GOST, BLOWFISH, 3-Way, RC5, A5, and SEAL
: algorithms.
:  

--
			-Dave
		   drig@magicweb.com

I got a coffee mug from Cray Research when they moved out.  Now I can 
drink my coffee while doing 63 other, unrelated tasks.

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From: drig@magicweb.com (David Rudder)
Subject: Re: "Applied Cryptography" by Schneier
Date: 1996/09/23
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