I've been working on this one. It looks like a really great deal. The cost should be reasonable. And I hope nobody posts the text, or the publishers won't ever do it again. At 12:56 PM -0500 6/29/97, Alan Olsen wrote:
While reading the latest issue of Dr. Dobbs, I found something of interest...
Dr. Dobbs Essential Books on Cryptography and Security CD-ROM Price $99.95
Includes the following books:
-- Applied Cryptology, Cryptographic Protocols, and Computer Security Models by Richard Demillo
-- Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition by Bruce Schneier
-- Contemporary Cryptology: The Science of Information Integrity edited by Gustavus J. Simmons
-- Cryptography and Data Security by Dourthy Denning
-- Cryptography: A New Dimension in Computer Data Security by Carl Meyer
-- Cryptography: Theory and Practice by Douglas Stinson
-- Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Paul C. Van Oorschot, Scott A. Vanstone, and Alfred Menezes
-- Military Cryptanalysis, Volumes I-IV by William Friedman
-- "RSA Laboratories FAQ on Cryptography," "RSA Labratories Technical Reports," "RSA Laboratories Security Bullitens," and "CryptoBytes Newsletter".
The CD-ROM also boasts having a search engine. (No indication as to what OS. Probably Wintel only.)
It is supposed to be shipping in July.
It is only available to US customers.
Phone orders: 1-800-992-0549 E-mail: orders@mfi.com Fax: 913-841-2624
Mail: Dr. Dobbs CD-ROM Library 1601 West 23rd St, Ste. 200 Lawrence, KS 66046-2703
[Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Dr. Dobbs other than being a subscriber.]
I plan on getting it as it has at least one book I have been planning on buying that costs about what the CD-ROM runs... I will tell people how good it is when I get it.
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