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Jean-Philippe Aumasson's cybersecurity books

Jean-Philippe Aumasson is a cryptographer behind widely used designs like BLAKE2 and SipHash, and the author of Serious Cryptography and Crypto Dictionary. He writes about modern primitives — post-quantum included — for engineers, not just academics.

Cryptography Reference

01 · 2024
Serious Cryptography
A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption
Jean-Philippe Aumasson's working introduction to modern cryptography, written for engineers who need both intuition and enough mathematical depth to evaluate the choices a library is making for them.
Intermediate
5/5· Cryptography
02 · 2021
Crypto Dictionary
500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer
Jean-Philippe Aumasson's alphabetical, opinionated reference on cryptographic terms, primitives, attacks and folklore. Snack-format companion to Serious Cryptography.
Beginner
4/5· Cryptography· Reference