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Re:Phil Zimmermann: Beware of Snake Oil Crypto (1997) by pdhborges on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @02:42PM (#2917816)
Hi, what book would you recommend in alternative to e Applied Cryptography?
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Re:Phil Zimmermann: Beware of Snake Oil Crypto (1997) by tptacek on Tuesday August 23, 2011 @02:46PM (#2917834)
Practical Cryptography (also known as Cryptography Engineering).

But read them to learn how to break cryptosystems, and then go do that. Don't read them and then try to build something. They're missing details too.

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