[Cryptography] Crypto Books, 2017

[Bill Frantz]

On 6/12/17 at 2:51 PM, dave at horsfall.org (Dave Horsfall) wrote:

>
>>I would have imagined some loud opinions here. :)
>>
>>So asking again: if you're teaching cryptography to rank 
>>beginners these days, what are the books that people prefer?
>
>OK, I'll stick my head out.  When you mention Schneier, is that 
>the 1st or the 2nd edition?
>
>And there's "Handbook of Applied Cryptogaphy" by Menezes et al, 
>but it's fairly heavy going.

I learned cryptography from Schneier E2. When I started writing 
code, I needed to use the Handbook as well.

I would think that for implementors, knowing about attack 
methods is even more critical than knowing about all the 
algorithms. Attack methods have grown since the 1990s, with 
timing and power analysis being proven practical. Implementors 
need to know about these methods and defenses against them.

On the other hand, for people analising crypto systems, knowing 
about the major algorithms and their families, may be more important.

What are these students supposed to learn?

Cheers - Bill

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