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Best Reference books
2 books in our catalog cover Reference, ranked by rating. Each entry is an opinionated review with who the book is for and who should skip it.
01 · 2023
Codebreaking
A Practical Guide
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 Schmeh02 · 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.
Beginner4/5Jean-Philippe Aumasson