- Applied Cryptography - http://www.counterpane.com/applied.html
Bruce Schneier. A comprehensive tutorial and reference but a little light on mathematical theory.
- An Introduction to Cryptography - http://www.math.ucalgary.ca/~ramollin/cryptopref.html
Richard A. Mollin. Intended for a one-semester introductory undergraduate course in cryptography. Covers symmetric and public key systems with chapters on advanced topics.
- Foundations of Cryptography - http://uk.cambridge.org/mathematics/catalogue/0521791723/
Oded Goldreich. Focuses on the basic mathematical tools needed for cryptographic design: computational difficulty (one-way functions), pseudorandomness and zero-knowledge proofs.
- Cryptography for Visual Basic - http://www.cryptovb.com/books/bondi/bondi.html
Richard Bondi. Subtitled "A Programmer's Guide to the Microsoft CryptoAPI" which describes what the book is about.
- Decrypted Secrets - http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=3540426744
Friedrich L. Bauer. Subtitled "Methods and Maxims of Cryptology". Covers both cryptography and cryptanalysis.
- Codes and Ciphers - http://uk.cambridge.org/mathematics/catalogue/052181054X/default.htm
Robert Churchhouse. Describes and analyses systems from the earliest to the most recent.
- Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography - http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=3540634460
Neal Koblitz. A textbook for a course, or self-instruction, in cryptography with emphasis on algebraic methods.
- Coding Theory and Cryptography - http://www.springer-ny.com/detail.tpl?isbn=3540663363
David Joyner, editor. Proceedings of the 'Conference on Coding Theory, Cryptography, and Number Theory' held at the U.S. Naval Academy during October 25-26, 1998
- RSA Security's Official Guide to Cryptography - http://www.osborne.com/networking_comm/007213139X/007213139X.shtml
Burnett and Paine. Explains the differences between symmetric-key and public-key cryptography, how PKI and X.509 affect security and how the RSA algorithm works within protocols.
- The Twofish Encryption Algorithm - http://www.wiley.com/cda/product/0,,0471353817,00.html
Schneier, et al. Covers design, performance, instructions and source code in C.
- Cryptography and E-Commerce - http://www.wiley.com/cda/product/0,,0471405744,00.html
Jon C. Graff. Geared to nontechnical managers who want to explore the underlying concepts of this topic.
- Primality and Cryptography - http://www.wiley.com/cda/product/0,,0471909343,00.html
Evangelos Kranakis. A comprehensive account of recent algorithms developed in computational number theory and primality testing.
- Contemporary Cryptology - http://www.wiley.com/cda/product/0,,0780353528,00.html
Gustavus J. Simmons. Subtitled "The Science of Information Integrity". Has emphasis on the cryptographic elements of the subject.
- The Mathematics of Ciphers - http://www.dcc.ufrj.br/~collier/rsabook.htm
S.C. Coutinho. An introduction to number theory and its applications to cryptography. A revised and updated translation from original in Portuguese.
- Cryptography Theory and Practice - http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/~dstinson/CTAP.html
Douglas Stinson. Subtitled "Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications". Written with more emphasis on theory than practice, as acknowledged in the preface.
- Security Engineering - http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html
Anderson, Ross. Author describes book in his own words. He explains how "pure" cryptography is not quite so pure when expressed in the context of real world applications.
- In Code - http://cryptome.org/flannery-cp.htm
Sarah Flannery's supplement to her book "In Code", describing her Cayley-Purser algorithm.
- Cryptography book recommendations - http://www.youdzone.com/cryptobooks.html
Cryptography book reviews, links to online erratas, and free book downloads. Most books have charts that recommend prerequisite books, mathematics and programming language experience.
- The Code Book - http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Code_Book.html
Simon Singh. Traces the development of codes and code-breaking from military espionage in ancient Greece to modern computer ciphers.
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