cromwell@pur-ee.UUCP (Robert L Cromwell) (11/19/85)
Hello. A friend of mine is interested in a good text for the topic of cryptography/cryptanalysis. He has taken some senior level computer science courses, including some that mentioned some facets of cryptography, but would like a good text that starts at the beginning. I mentioned "Cipher Systens, Protection of Communications", by Henry Becker and Fred Piper. First of all, is this a good choice? Secondly, are there any others as well suited or even better for the purpose? Thank you. Bob Cromwell pur-ee!cromwell
wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery) (11/20/85)
> Hello. A friend of mine is interested in a good text for > the topic of cryptography/cryptanalysis. He has taken some senior > level computer science courses, including some that mentioned > some facets of cryptography, but would like a good text that > starts at the beginning. Take a look at 'Cryptography and Data Security' by Dorothy Denning. It starts at the beginning, goes reasonably deep, and is very readable. Bill Hery
dhenson@islenet.UUCP (Donald D. Henson) (11/30/85)
> > Hello. A friend of mine is interested in a good text for > the topic of cryptography/cryptanalysis. He has taken some senior > level computer science courses, including some that mentioned > some facets of cryptography, but would like a good text that I have no info on the text you mentioned, but I have a good one for the encryption portion of your problem. The text is fairly mathematical but readable. However, it does not cover cryptanalysis. Cryptography, A Primer. Alan G. Konheim, John Wiley & Sons Hope this helps. Don Henson, Infosys Consulting
kort@hounx.UUCP (B.KORT) (12/06/85)
I have a text that I would dearly love to have someone decrypt for me. It is the text to the book "Codex Seraphinianus" by Luigi Serafini, published by Abbeville Press. (I obtained my copy through the Barnes & Noble mail-order catalog.) The script is in longhand, so it would not be practical to use computer-mediated decryption. (Also, the character set is a bit weird.) --Barry Kort