Andrew S Hall says:
.................From there, the sci.crypt FAQ, and then, if you are serious, Denning's _Cryptography and Data Security_.
Oh, come on. With all due respect (:-) I have to disagree. Why on Earth have you to select this book?! Maybe you don't like A. Konheim "Cryptography: A Primer" Or maybe you don't feel, that Meyer & Matyas "Cryptography. A New Dimension in Data Security" covers enough of the field, at least for a beginner? Or maybe there are no new goodies like G. Simmons "Contemporary Cryptology" with lots and lots of annotated bibliography?
A deep and complex topic like cryptography requires as deep and complex study as the scholar wish to apply. That can mean a lifetime.
Indeed. One more reason to start with a real stuff (:-). [Oh, of course, all the proper apologies for exhaling the smoke and fire, and for misquoting (slightly, I hope) the exact names of the books. :-] -- Regards, Uri uri@watson.ibm.com scifi!angmar!uri N2RIU ----------- <Disclamer>
From cypherpunks-request Thu Jul 15 23:20:05 1993