(For the avoidance of doubt, not that it particularly matters, the book I meant to call "arguably definitive" was Applied Cryptography, not Practical Cryptograp

(For the avoidance of doubt, not that it particularly matters, the book I meant to call "arguably definitive" was Applied Cryptography, not Practical Cryptography. I agree that no one would think PC is definitive even though it's a wiser book than AC, simply because it's so much more selective.)