> _Applied_ is a broad survey of cryptographic techniques that was good for its time > _Practical_ is a book about actually building system with cryptography.

> _Applied_ is a broad survey of cryptographic techniques that was good for its time > _Practical_ is a book about actually building system with cryptography. Yep. That's pretty much what I said. Applied is about the tools, Practical is about using the tools properly. It's a higher level in the thinking chain, although my original choice of "bigger" isn't necessarily the best word to use there. > probably done more harm than good for the industry† Yes, yes. It gave too many weapons to too poorly educated software developers. We know that.