// What to read next
What to read after Crypto Dictionary
Where to go after Crypto Dictionary, picked from our catalog. The next step up from beginner level, weighted toward the topics this book covers.
01 · 2024
Serious Cryptography
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.
Intermediate5/5Jean-Philippe Aumasson02 · 2023
Codebreaking
Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh teach classical cryptanalysis through real, unsolved ciphers, from 19th-century newspaper personal ads to wartime telegrams, using free tools like CrypTool 2.
Beginner4/5Elonka Dunin, Klaus Schmeh03 · 2021
Real-World Cryptography
David Wong's hands-on tour of the cryptographic primitives, protocols and pitfalls that show up in actual production systems, with deliberate attention to TLS, Noise, modern AEAD, and post-quantum.
Intermediate5/5David Wong04 · 2010
Cryptography Engineering
A working engineer's introduction to cryptography that takes implementation pitfalls more seriously than most.
Intermediate4/5Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, Tadayoshi Kohno05 · 1998
La science du secret
A lucid popular-science history of cryptography by Jacques Stern, one of France's most eminent cryptographers — from classical ciphers to public-key and the science of secrecy.
Intermediate4/5Jacques Stern06 · 2026
Maîtriser la cryptographie d'aujourd'hui et de demain
A cryptography engineer specializing in information-system security mechanisms, who also teaches the subject, builds from cryptography's mathematical foundations up to today's post-quantum standards.
Intermediate4/5Mbaye Ngom07 · 2010
Understanding Cryptography
A genuinely teachable intro to modern cryptography that derives the math instead of hand-waving it, covering symmetric and public-key primitives without drowning you in proofs.
Intermediate4/5Christof Paar, Jan Pelzl08 · 2020
Security Engineering
Ross Anderson's comprehensive textbook on the design of secure systems, covering protocols, access control, side channels, economics of security, and policy.
Advanced5/5Ross Anderson