Applied Cryptography is outdated and made obsolete by Schneier's more recent, Cryptography Engineering. You should just read that instead. For more information

Applied Cryptography is outdated and made obsolete by Schneier's more recent, Cryptography Engineering.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...