[net.crypt] looking for good books

br@wucs.UUCP (Bill Ross) (04/03/85)

I am looking for a good book or two on data encryption, codes etc...
I am new at this so the simpler the better.  Please just send mail.
I will summarize if there is an interest.
			    - Thanks.

                               ...!ihnp4!wucs!br

gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn <gwyn>) (04/06/85)

> I am looking for a good book or two on data encryption, codes etc...

"The Codebreakers" by David S. Kahn was a best-seller some years ago.
I have recently seen the original, unabridged hardcover edition in
bookstores.  This is probably the best way for a beginner to get an
idea of what cryptography is about; the unabridged edition explains
several cryptanalytic techniques.