I read this when it first came out it is a great book. :) my .02
On Monday 04 March 2002 10:21 am, Robert Woods wrote: > Everyone, > I am just starting that book, and I side with Dan.. It also covers a > history of cryptography, and how it has evolved over centuries. Highly > recommended. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Trainor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 10:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: A new book that I have found > > > Hey all - > > This might be a bit off subject, but here goes. > > To all the heavy readers out there... I have stumbled upon one of the > greatest books about cryptography and cryptographic analysis that I have > ever read. Granted, I haven't read a lot on the subject, but it's still > a great read. The book is entitled, simple enough, "The Code Book", by > Simon Singh. > > Not to spoil it, the book talks about the many different techniques of > encryption, decryption, the general study of cryptography, cryptographic > analysis, brute-force, and just plain guessing. If anyone is fairly new > to this subject, as I am, or just want a good read, I would highly > recommend it. > > ISBN: 0-385-49531-5 > Doubleday Publishing -- Chief Security Engineer | Daniel Fairchild [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix is like a wigwam -- no Gates, no Windows, and an Apache inside.