Excellent book
Excellent book. On one hand It is a comperhebsive introduction to many topics in cryptography. On the other hand it dives into details that allows understanding the essence of the protocos. Most important, it delives complex ideas very clearly.
Good resource, a bit outdated and incomplete
I’ve used this book as a resource for teaching and for my own personal learning. Bruce Schneier is an incredible leader in the field, and he is know for his explanations that makes difficult concepts easy to grasp.That said, this book is a bit out of date if you are interested in studying any of the currently used technologies. Also, there is some errata that can confuse people not familiar with the topics already. Finally, some topics contain incomplete discussions.I would love to see an updated version of this book!
I bought this book because, with all the discussion …
I bought this book because, with all the discussion in the news about Apple and IBM and the security of the iphone, I thought it was time I took a deep dive into understanding how this “stuff” actually works. This book has been quite eye-opening.
A classic, really great book
Great Book, lives up to its reputation. I’m reading through the book linearly, it walks you through in a nice, easy manner and thoroughly covers each topic from basic terminology, protocols, and more.
Not an update!
Be forewarned, this “updated” edition is not updated. I mistakenly assumed the author would have added coverage of AES, which became the standard after DES was defeated, given the recent (2015) issue date. WRONG. This is just an expensive repackaging of the same old 1996 volume I already had in paperback. If you have the older version already, learn from my mistake. You don’t need this. If, however, you don’t have a copy and you work with cryptography, or need a good reference on older tech, you might want it. It is NOT “current” as the description claims, however; not by any measure. Wanna buy a used paperback version? 🙂
After dabbling in cyber security topics for a while, and reading popular books on the subject (including those by Bruce Schneier himself), decided to go directly to the source and try to understand how it all fits together. I’m glad I did. I would recommend anyone with similar interests to do the same.
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Excellent book
Excellent book. On one hand It is a comperhebsive introduction to many topics in cryptography. On the other hand it dives into details that allows understanding the essence of the protocos. Most important, it delives complex ideas very clearly.
Good resource, a bit outdated and incomplete
I’ve used this book as a resource for teaching and for my own personal learning. Bruce Schneier is an incredible leader in the field, and he is know for his explanations that makes difficult concepts easy to grasp.That said, this book is a bit out of date if you are interested in studying any of the currently used technologies. Also, there is some errata that can confuse people not familiar with the topics already. Finally, some topics contain incomplete discussions.I would love to see an updated version of this book!
I bought this book because, with all the discussion …
I bought this book because, with all the discussion in the news about Apple and IBM and the security of the iphone, I thought it was time I took a deep dive into understanding how this “stuff” actually works. This book has been quite eye-opening.
good
best basic book for my pick.
A classic, really great book
Great Book, lives up to its reputation. I’m reading through the book linearly, it walks you through in a nice, easy manner and thoroughly covers each topic from basic terminology, protocols, and more.
Not an update!
Be forewarned, this “updated” edition is not updated. I mistakenly assumed the author would have added coverage of AES, which became the standard after DES was defeated, given the recent (2015) issue date. WRONG. This is just an expensive repackaging of the same old 1996 volume I already had in paperback. If you have the older version already, learn from my mistake. You don’t need this. If, however, you don’t have a copy and you work with cryptography, or need a good reference on older tech, you might want it. It is NOT “current” as the description claims, however; not by any measure. Wanna buy a used paperback version? 🙂
Expected to be a good book.
Didn’t study it yet, but I expect the best (contents look great).
Sempre quis ter esse livro por ser um dicionario/enciclopedia de criptografia! Clássico livro do schneier
After dabbling in cyber security topics for a while, and reading popular books on the subject (including those by Bruce Schneier himself), decided to go directly to the source and try to understand how it all fits together. I’m glad I did. I would recommend anyone with similar interests to do the same.
Esta libro contiene absolutamente toda la información necesaria como si de una enciclopedia se tratase. Es fantástico.
If you haven’t read it you should.
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