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Where could I, a total beginner in crypto-stuff, learn more about this kind of thing? What would be the list of things I'd need to know how to do in order to "b

Where could I, a total beginner in crypto-stuff, learn more about this kind of thing? What would be the list of things I'd need to know how to do in order to "break in", and where could I learn how to do them?

philk10 12y ago
One possible starting point is here - http://cryptopals.com http://cryptopals.com
- eterm 12y ago
  But oddly not http://www.cryptopals.com/ http://www.cryptopals.com/
  - Cederfjard 12y ago
    Not so odd, I don't always use nor redirect www either (well I do if it's for a client, but otherwise I usually can't be bothered). Edit: But I do get 404s when I click the "language-links" on the challenge pages, like http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/ruby http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/ruby. What are those anyways?
    - eterm 12y ago
      They are Solutions. The C++ one to the first exercise works: http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/cpp/ http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/cpp/
      - omega_rythm 12y ago
        It's probably the only one that works, and it's just a hint (the conversion function is weird btw, it accepts hexadecimal symbols ranging from '0' to 'z'; it actually "decodes" any base from binary to triacontahexadecimal (36)).
    - scott_karana 12y ago
      Well, it's strange to have a record for the www. subdomain and not do anything with it, like 403 :P
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redthrowaway 12y ago
Here you go: http://cryptopals.com/ http://cryptopals.com/
reberhardt 12y ago
Coursera/Stanford have a crypto course going on right now. It's already well under way but you can watch all the videos and (I believe) still do the quizzes and just pass on the certificate. https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto
un1xl0ser 12y ago
Crypto is not about breaking in, but breaking codes. It is mostly a bunch of maths. http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Engineering-Principles-Practical-Applications/dp/0470474246 http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Engineering-Principles-Pr...

philk10 12y ago

One possible starting point is here - http://cryptopals.com http://cryptopals.com

eterm 12y ago
But oddly not http://www.cryptopals.com/ http://www.cryptopals.com/
- Cederfjard 12y ago
  Not so odd, I don't always use nor redirect www either (well I do if it's for a client, but otherwise I usually can't be bothered). Edit: But I do get 404s when I click the "language-links" on the challenge pages, like http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/ruby http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/ruby. What are those anyways?
  - eterm 12y ago
    They are Solutions. The C++ one to the first exercise works: http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/cpp/ http://cryptopals.com/sets/1/challenges/1/cpp/
    - omega_rythm 12y ago
      It's probably the only one that works, and it's just a hint (the conversion function is weird btw, it accepts hexadecimal symbols ranging from '0' to 'z'; it actually "decodes" any base from binary to triacontahexadecimal (36)).
  - scott_karana 12y ago
    Well, it's strange to have a record for the www. subdomain and not do anything with it, like 403 :P
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redthrowaway 12y ago

Here you go: http://cryptopals.com/ http://cryptopals.com/

reberhardt 12y ago

Coursera/Stanford have a crypto course going on right now. It's already well under way but you can watch all the videos and (I believe) still do the quizzes and just pass on the certificate. https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto

un1xl0ser 12y ago

Crypto is not about breaking in, but breaking codes. It is mostly a bunch of maths. http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Engineering-Principles-Practical-Applications/dp/0470474246 http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Engineering-Principles-Pr...