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 enlarge | Author: Bruce Schneier
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
List Price: $60.00
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Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 12105
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 758
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0471117099
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.82
EAN: 9780471117094
Publication Date: October 18, 1996
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Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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 The Bible of the Crypto-world April 19, 2005
Gabriel E. Borlean (San Jose - Capital of Silicon Valley, California USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
For anyone working or studying the crypto-world (IT Security, Cryptographer, Cryptologists, PKI/PGP/SecureID Technologists, etc.) this is a must read.
For the fascinating world of Cryptography (the practical application of Cryptology) this is an essential textbook that any graduate course of digital security and cryptology should include. It is inteded as a reference book as well as a practical book to have handy for the working professional.
It's no wonder the NSA had asked the author not to publish this book. It leaves the Crypto-world naked to the average viewer/reader!
Lives Up To It's Name December 28, 2001
Hugh K. Boyd (Fayetteville, GA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I will have to agree with some of the other reviewers that this book finesses a bit on number theory and some of the other mathematical fundamentals of cryptography. I am not dissapointed by this, however. After all the title of the book is "Applied Cryptography."Schneier gives the reader a lot for his/her money. The books is well written and an easy (considering the subject matter) and interesting read as well. "Applied Cryptography" covers a lot of territory - you get the basics of cryptographic theory, detailed treatment of many of the most commonly implemented cryptographic algorithms and protocols (including their potential weaknesses), and lots of source code. If you want to know the sordid details about number theory or pseudo random numbers, there are plenty of books in print that go into great (and often laborious) detail on these subjects. The title says it all -- this is an excellent book on applied cryptography!
THE Cryptography book November 30, 2001
J. Turner (Houston, Texas United States)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Most books that focus on cryptography tend to be academic and very dry reading. Not this one; Schneier has crafted an easy to read book that covers cryptographic techniques and issues.The book is divided into four major sections: Cryptographic Protocols, Cryptographic Techniques, Cryptographic Algorithms, and a section called "The Real World" that discusses examples of how cryptographic protocols and algorithms are actually used. It also discusses political issues. The book contains the source code (in printed form) to many of the algorithms discussed in the book. The algorithms include: DES, IDEA, Blowfish, RC5, SEAL and others.
a great book for Avid Crypto fans January 27, 2002
Harry Pandolfino (York, PA USA)
This is not a simplified overview, be warned. Simon Singhs The Code Book is for armchair readers. This is a comprehensive and detailed examination of how real world cryptography is done. It's an excellent book for programmers seeking to implement security into their programs. It is also an eye-opening look at how even the cleverest security algorithms can be compromised. The emphasis is on illuminating just how difficult it can be to protect communications. The devil is in the details and Schneier gives you the details but in an understandable way.
This book is a labor of love May 29, 2004
A. Imran (Irvine, CA United States)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
If you want to buy a book which is a wonderful introduction to cryptography, then you have just found it.
Many books suffer from excessive bloat where the author tries to be everything to everybody.
This book is not one of them.
It's lean and clean and it'll turn you into a mean cryptographic machine. Some reviewrs seem to berate the author for:
a) losing his job
b) trying to make a buck by writing books
c) not writing a mathematical tome Well, I have some news for you:
a) Anyone can get laid off from any job at any time - period.
b) All authors write books for money.
c) The author clearly states at the beginning of the book under the heading, How to read this book - 'I wrote Applied Cryptography to be both a lively introduction to the field of cryptography and a comprehensive reference...This book is not intended to be a mathematical text.' Need I say more.
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