I'm surprised no one has been giving their review of Applied Cryptography, 2nd. Ed., AKA The Bible. I have little time for a formal review -- my copy, purchased directly from Bruce (I encourage people to buy straight from him -- he deserves to get the cash!) only arrived a couple of days ago. Its an amazing piece of work. He's outdone the 1st Edition by a large stretch, which I wouldn't have thought possible. I've bought the hardcover -- I'll be opening it up over and over again, I figure... Perry