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Summary: Excellent for novice cryptographers w/ technical background
Review: This book is great at explaining cryptography to beginning cryptographers with experience in Math/Computer disciplines. It's strength is in it's use of usable examples. After sitting down with this book for a few hours, I felt as though I had enough base information to make informed decisions about cryptographic issues.
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Summary: Excellent introduction to cryptography
Review: If you've used PGP before or if you are interested in understanding digital encryption technology, this is the best introduction that you can find.
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Summary: Very intresting!
Review: This book was higly recommended to me by a friend, so i bought it, it explained a lot for me so i started writing my own "bit- manipulator" called KSEA or "Key Shift Encryption Algoritm" - a 72 bit block with unlimited key lenght. How about that NSA? :o)I really like they way Bruce explains how much power is required to crack a code, something like: ~"...there aren't enough silicon in the universe to build that... although i keep an eye on the dark matter debate..." and "...if you worry about parallel universes..." :o) Quite a bargain, even for $120 and 8 weeks of time for W. to ship the book(!)
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Summary: The best introduction to cryptography I have read
Review: If you are already a cryppie or other security professional, this book will not add much to your knowledge. But if you are a programmer or other systems person with a desire to familiarize yourself with the field, I can't recommend this book highly enough. A reasonably solid mathematical background is required to fully understand the algorithms, but the book is structured in such a way that you can skip most of the heavily technical stuff and still get a lot out of the read. Because this is essentially an introductory text, generality is the name of the game. Pretty much everything is covered, but to a low, or medium at best, degree of depth. (Only DES is covered thoroughly.) However, the reference list in the back is huge, and you can use it to easily track down any more detailed information that you're after.
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Summary: a chance to look at algorithm and C code
Review: enhance my ability to write programs in C and C+
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Summary: Fantastic for Beginners or Advanced Crytography Nuts
Review: I've never seen such a compilation containing only cryptography, methodology, theory, algorythms... It contains everything plus alpha that you ever wanted to know. I recommend this book to anybody interested in either security or even for cryptoanalysis. To fully understand everything, you must have a good mathematical background, but even if you don't understand all of the math, it's written easy enough for the amature, but contains the guts that will interest even the professionals. You've got to get it!!!
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Summary: A piece of excellence
Review: This book is an bsolute must read for anyone dealing with security. It covers almost everything in the field, and gives a deep insight, plus the correct way to think. If you need details on a specific topic, you'll find a way to that too, the book has a 1600+ list of references.
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Summary: One third theory, one third practice, one third politics
Review: An excellent, informative and entertaining introduction to this field. The first third covers, in reasonably technical detail, the theory and mathematical implementation of cryptosystems. Much of this isn't necessary for the casual reader, but its the clearest explanation of this arcane stuff you're going to find anywhere. The second third covers real-world applications of cryptosystems - electronic voting, cyber-money, key management and a thousand other inventive uses. Sufficiently non-technical for even a salesman to understand. The last third covers the politics of modern encryption, and is more intriguing, exciting and informative than any Tom Clancy novel. This last part alone is worth the price of the book. Schneier's writing style is informal, informative and often humourous. It's hard to believe anyone can write about such a (potentially) dry subject and yet include some genuine jokes! Buy this book.
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Summary: The best book of cryptography
Review: After I had read this book I had understand the secrets of security and cryptography in netware. It is the best book that I have been reading with this subject. It worth all the money.
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