Crypto Dictionary: 500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer (Aumasson Jean-Philippe)(Paperback)

Crypto Dictionary is your full reference resource for all things cryptography. Cryptography from A5/0 to ZRTP Expand your mind--and your crypto knowledge--with the ultimate desktop dictionary for all things cryptography. Written by a globally recognized cryptographer for fellow experts and novices to the field alike, Crypto Dictionary is rigorous in its definitions, yet easy to read and laced with humor. You'll find: - A survey of crypto algorithms both widespread and niche, from RSA and DES to the USSR's GOST cipher
- Trivia from the history of cryptography, such as the MINERVA backdoor in Crypto AG's encryption algorithms, which may have let the US read the secret communications of foreign governments
- An explanation of why the reference to the Blowfish cipher in the TV show 24 makes absolutely no sense

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