Re: cryptanalysis for beginners..

Adam Shostack (adam@homeport.org)
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 08:41:43 -0400 (EDT)

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I'll agree with what someone else said about starting with the general
literature to get a feel for things. Rather than the Kahn's
Codebreakers, which I'll admit to never having read in its entirety,
I'll suggest his much more readable Siezing the Enigma. Also, theres
is some deecnt stuff on analysis in Perlman's Network Security book.

Adam

Bruce Schneier wrote:
| >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.
|
| I can't think of any. You have to read the academic papers published in Crypto,
| Eurocrypt, Fast Software Encryption, etc.
|
| Bruce
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