CDR: Re: A cool idea that didn't hold up under cryptanalysis.

On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Marcel Popescu wrote:

Would you mind writing a "tutorial for the beginner cryptanalist"?

Mark

Maybe in a year or so. Right now I'm working on a reference book on cryptographic protocols, and it's looking like it's gonna take a pretty major chunk of work. Meanwhile, if you read "The Codebreakers" by David Kahn, you will find a few gems of pencil-and-paper cryptanalytic technique in there sandwiched by lots and lots of history. The history is interesting though, so it won't be a boring or frustrating hunt. Bear