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the people designing systems based on what they read in _Applied Cryptography_ I realize this was a side remark in your post, but should I understand this as t
by roel_v 13y ago
the people designing systems based on what they read in _Applied Cryptography_
I realize this was a side remark in your post, but should I understand this as that in your opinion (maybe the consensus, even?), Applied Cryptography is outdated? Or just that when somebody needs AC to implement their crypto, they don't understand crypto enough to do it well? Or something else entirely?
(Asking because although I don't use crypto much, I do still use AC to get a handle on the high-level concepts; it was _the_ recommended book when I bought it in the late 1990's)
- dagw 13y agoThe general critique against Applied Cryptography seems to be that it spends a lot of time high level meta-discussion and too little (or no) time on all the tiny little details that are so important to get right when designing crypto systems, and by doing so it leads to false sense of understanding. Basically it's a good book for non-practitioners to get up to speed on terminology and basic concepts, but not a good book for people who wish to actually design good crypto systems. In the late 90's the book that I had recommended to be my academics in the field was Handbook of Applied Cryptography. It's a lot more academic and mathematical and not as mass market friendly is Applied Cryptography, but it is also a lot more accurate for people wanting a fundamental mathematical and theoretical grounding in what's going on.
- tptacek 13y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=639786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=639786