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Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" by itself justifies the $15 bundle, IMHO. This is a great deal.
by mr_overalls 9y ago
Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" by itself justifies the $15 bundle, IMHO. This is a great deal.
- chubot 9y agoMandatory: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_cult_of_sch.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/09/the_cult_of_s... But in the introduction to Bruce Schneier's book, Practical Cryptography, he himself says that the world is filled with broken systems built from his earlier book. In fact, he wrote Practical Cryptography in hopes of rectifying the problem. https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2011/11/07/in-defense-of-applied-cryptography/ https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2011/11/07/in-defen...
- mr_overalls 9y agoAs someone learning crypto (and slowly joining the Cult of Schneier), this is a valuable caution. Thank you!
- dsacco 9y agoApplied Cryptography is outdated and made obsolete by Schneier's more recent, Cryptography Engineering. You should just read that instead. For more information, 'tptacek explains this more succinctly that I could: https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2013/07/22/applied-practical-cryptography/ https://sockpuppet.org/blog/2013/07/22/applied-practical-cry...