books about: cryptography

books about: cryptography

books:

Cryptography

John Viega, Matt Messier, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

SSL made Clear
I worked on a LAMP project with 'C' switching application behind it. This book clearly described what I needed and how to do it. Very good resource.

Quotable Cryptograms: 500 Famous Quotes to Decipher

Terry Stickels, Sam Bellotto Jr.

Random House Puzzles & Games, 2008

Quotable Cryptograms - A Second Opinion
I disagree with the previous review of "Quotable Cryptograms". I might not have the depth of knowledge as others in Cryptograpy, but I really enjoyed working and learning about them. When I purchased the book, I was not looking for a treatise on the subject, just an ...

CISSP Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 4th Ed. (All-in-One)

Shon Harris

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2007

Wouldn't have passed without it!
I can honestly say that if it weren't for this book I probably would not have passed my CISSP exam. Unlike other prep-guides, Shon engages the reader and keeps their attention. Also, this book doesn't read like a "read this book and pass an exam" book. It reads like a ...

Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition

Bruce Schneier

Wiley, 1996

Dated but indespensible
Sadly, this book is more than a few years old. That said, it is still the finest single volume introduction to data security in the modern age. For clarity of description, for illustration, and for its success at communicating essential concepts and ideas without ...

Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition

Jon Erickson

No Starch Press, 2008

One of the best technical books I have ever read.
One of the best technical books I have ever read. Starts simple and ramps up very fast building on material already presented. Goes in detail in showing many different "low level" exploitation techniques. I.e. buffer overflow, format string abuse, etc.

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography

Simon Singh

Anchor, 2000

Cryptography 101
As always Simon Singn takes the reader on a fantastic trip through History. Filled with entertaining stories, puzzles and heroic events, the author skillfully covers the history of secret writing. If you liked his coverage of Fermat's Enigma then you will definitely ...

Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency

James Bamford

Anchor, 2002

Follow-on to The Puzzle Palace. Both are required reading if you are interested in the NSA or Intelligence.
This book is, like the author's previous book about signals intelligence and the National Security Agency (NSA), simply excellent, well researched, and very interesting. It explores the U.S. government's intelligence activities as it relates to the acquisition of ...

Enigma: The Battle for the Code

Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

Wiley, 2004

My first WWII history book
I recently became interested in the history of World War II. I was looking for a good book about the subject to read and I stumbled upon this one. Also having a degree in computer science and mathematics I decided this was the book for me. I have never read a ...

Enigma

Robert Harris

Ballantine Books, 1996

Very Good
I read this shortly after reading Fatherland and was prepared to be disappointed but found it in many ways to be as good as it's predecessor. Read.

Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

Joseph Bruchac

Puffin, 2006

Amazing Book
Ned Begay, a six year old kid, who had to leave his Navajo home, in America and join a boarding school, had to learn the English language and the American ways. In the boarding school, he was not allowed to speak his native language and if he did, there were ...

Codes, Ciphers, Secrets and Cryptic Communication: Making and Breaking Secret Messages from Hieroglyphs to ...

Fred B. Wrixon

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2005

Excellent History
This book is a history of codes, ciphers and secret forms of communication from ancient times until the present. It is the most complete and the most current of any such books I have ever found. Complete: I have read many books that talk about Rommel's army reading ...

Discrete Mathematics DeMYSTiFied (Demystified)
Steven Krantz

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008

MULTIPLY your chances of understanding DISCRETE MATHEMATICS If youAnd#39;re interested in learning the fundamentals of discrete mathematics but canAnd#39;t seem to get your brain to function, then hereAnd#39;s your solution. Add this easy-to-follow guide to the equation and calculate how quickly you learn the essential concepts. Written by ...

Practical Cryptography

Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier

Wiley, 2003

If you write software this book will help you understand cryptography
This book really does explain the practical side of cryptography and writing cryptographic software. The authors take the readers with them as they design a secure communication system using existing algorithms and standards. You look over the shoulders of two ...

Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing (Test Your Code Breaking Skills)

Martin Gardner

Dover Publications, 1984

Very educational, practical introduction to codes & ciphers
This is a fascinating introductory book about codes and ciphers. It is very readable and understandable for young adults and older. Anyone who is interested in codes and ciphers will like, and want to own this book.

Humorous Cryptograms

Helen Nash, Dorothy Masterson

Sterling, 1995

These puzzles were fun to do!
There's a real reward doing these humorous puzzles, a good chuckle at the end. I'm a cryptogram nut these days and I found this one a real hoot. Each puzzle rated a least a smile and at most a belly laugh. If you like this kind of puzzle, by all means get this one. ...