Serious Cryptography, 2E by Jean-Philippe Aumasson (.ePUB)
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Serious Cryptography: A Practical Introduction to Modern Encryption, 2nd Edition by Jean-Philippe Aumasson
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Overview: This practical guide to modern encryption breaks down the fundamental mathematical concepts at the heart of cryptography without shying away from meaty discussions of how they work. You’ll learn about authenticated encryption, secure randomness, hash functions, block ciphers, and public-key techniques such as RSA and elliptic curve cryptography. The initial title of this book was Crypto for Real to stress the practice-oriented, real-world, no-nonsense approach I follow. I wanted to make cryptography approachable not by dumbing it down but by tying it to real applications. I provide source code examples and describe real bugs and horror stories. Along with a clear connection to reality, other cornerstones of this book are its simplicity and its modernity. I focus on simplicity in form more than in substance: I present nontrivial concepts without the dull mathematical formalism. Instead, I attempt to impart an understanding of cryptography’s core ideas, which are more important than remembering a bunch of equations. To ensure the book’s modernity, I cover the latest developments and applications of cryptography, such as TLS 1.3 and post-quantum cryptography. I don’t discuss the details of obsolete or insecure algorithms such as DES or MD5. Serious Cryptography isn’t a guide to crypto software, nor is it a compendium of technical specifications—stuff that you’ll easily find online. Instead, its foremost goal is to get you excited about cryptography and teach you its fundamental concepts along the way. Each chapter includes a discussion of common implementation mistakes using real-world examples and details what could go wrong and how to avoid these pitfalls. This new second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, with a new chapter on cryptocurrency.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Tech & Devices
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