Books on cryptography

Books on cryptography have been published sporadically, and with highly variable quality, for a long time. This is despite the tempting, though superficial, paradox that secrecy is of the essence in sending confidential messages — see Kerckhoffs' law.

Related Topics:
Cryptography - Paradox - Kerckhoffs' law

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In contrast, the revolution in cryptography and secure communications of the last 25 years is well covered in the available literature.

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