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Cryptography, in particular public-key cryptography, has emerged in the last 20 years as an important discipline that is not only the subject of an enormous amount of research, but provides the foundation for information security in many applications. Standards are emerging to meet the demands for cryptographic protection in most areas of data communications. Public-key cryptographic techniques are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography. It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice the art of cryptography.

The Handbook of Applied Cryptography provides a treatment that is multifunctional:

It serves as an introduction to the more practical aspects of both conventional and public-key cryptography
It is a valuable source of the latest techniques and algorithms for the serious practitioner
It provides an integrated treatment of the field, while still presenting each major topic as a self-contained unit
It provides a mathematical treatment to accompany practical discussions
It contains enough abstraction to be a valuable reference for theoreticians while containing enough detail to actually allow implementation of the algorithms discussed
Now in its third printing, this is the definitive cryptography reference that the novice as well as experienced developers, designers, researchers, engineers, computer scientists, and mathematicians alike will use.

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"…very well suited for the reader who wants an encyclopedic description of the state of the art of applied modern cryptography."
-Mathematical Reviews, Issue 99g

"[This book] is an incredible achievement. … [T]he handbook is complete. If I want to check what problems there were with a proposed system, determine how the variations on a particular algorithm developed, see what research preceded and followed an idea, I go to the Handbook. The Handbook has accurate, clear, and correct information. It is wonderful. … If I were limited to only one cryptography text on my shelves, it would be the Handbook of Applied Cryptography."
- Bulletin of the AMS

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Alfred J Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot, Scott A. Vanstone

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0849385237
Publisher ‏ : ‎ CRC Press; 1st edition (December 16, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 780 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780849385230
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0849385230
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.55 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.31 x 1.85 x 10.29 inches

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Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2013

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A delectable, encyclopedic approach to a fascinating subject. The volume contains some outdated and perhaps insecure material. Great as a reference.

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2016

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excellent intro to crypto book

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XKW Lee's decade-old Gift[0+1], then (Product & Present)[1+1] from (AJ Menezes, PCv Oorschot, & SA Vanstone)

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013

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To Whom it May Concern,

This book is firstly an e-gift/giFt to XKW Lee the informist in year 1999, then now in June 2013 a paper copy will become both a present & a cash paid product.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2016

Excellent one

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2011

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The book is encyclopedia in the field of Cryptography especially when it first appears during 1997. However, after more than 13 years, the book has not been updated. The field of cryptography has evolved dramatically since that time. New ideas, new protocols, new theories have emerged. But unfortuanly the book has not been updated to cover these new materials. I have personally talked to the first author in 2002 and informed that he has no intention to upgrade the book. But at the end of the day, the book is unique and required for any person working with Cryptography.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2015

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The bible of cryptography

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019

As an open source maintainer of one crypto library and contributor to other libraries, I can say for certain the book is old but not obsolete. I was recently using it to lookup details of ElGamal encryption schemes. I would love to see the authors update it for algorithms and schemes available nowadays.

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Excellent reference indeed

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2001

If you're going to work in the area of Cryptography, you can't afford
to neglect this book.
We used this in a course, and even though it's a handbook, it doubles up
pretty well as a textbook, since it has all the underlying mathematical
theory, presented in a clear and concise manner.
For sheer breadth and depth of coverage, this book is unmatched in the
field. It may not have enough on some topics to satisfy everyone, but
then i suspect most such topics were not so prominent in 1996, which
is when the book was written.
Starting with number theory, it goes on cover pseudorandom bits and
sequences, stream and block ciphers, hash functions, and digital signatures,
establishment protocols, implementation, patents and standards - you name
it, you got it.
On the one hand, there's enough theory to make you wonder whether it
should be called 'applied', but then it indeed qualifies as implementations
are discussed as well.
And of course, there's an exhaustive bibliography, with more pointers to
the literature than one could possibly follow up.
One word of caution, though : it requires hard work. If you want a more
'relaxed' coverage of comparable breadth (but not depth), you can do
worse than look up Bruce Schneier's 'Applied Crypography', which is a
delightful read, but nowhere as rigorous (read academic) as this one.
All in all, this is an indispensable reference for those in the field -
rigorous and exhaustive, yet eminently readable.
If you still haven't made your mind up, here's one final piece of advice :
visit the authors'(rather the book's) website, where you'll get the
implementations of all the algorithms in the book, and a (presumably)
pleasant surprise :-)

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Great Book for Applied Cryptography

Reviewed in India on March 7, 2024

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Good book for beginners and for research. Quality is great and hard binding. Good for final year bachelor, also for masters and PhD.

Ron Leplae

A must have if you are using cryptography

Reviewed in France on December 28, 2018

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This book is as a bible for cryptography. With a lot of algorithms and mechanisms explained. Not exactly the book you read on a lazy Sunday afternoon, heavy stuff and need a fresh head to read and understand ...

mooo

Perfect for any computer science/software engineering student.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2016

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My professor used primarily this book to teach our cryptography course. I felt like it broke down very complex concepts that would allow anyone with some basic maths and logic skills to understand them. Perfect for any computer science undergrad.

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Appliedの名に恥じない内容

Reviewed in Japan on June 26, 2013

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特許や標準化までカバーした，セキュリティを使ってやろうという技術者には良い本．

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rakesh bute

Excellent book for cryptography, might be too elaborate for course work

Reviewed in India on June 30, 2021

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The book is updated uptil 2000's. So it covers the most of the widely used algorithms of cryptography. But it's a huuuge book. Might not be an appropriate book for course work. But excellent for professionals.

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