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This page is the "channel wiki" for the IRC channel ##crypto on irc.freenode.net. It has the same purpose as a FAQ. Here we can collect links to relevant things like beginner introductions and other things.
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== Web links ==
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* [http://homepage.cs.uri.edu/research/cryptography/ Cryptography introduction at University of Rhode Island].
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* [http://www.cryptostuff.com/crypto/index.php www.cryptostuff.com] - Another beginners tutorial.
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070305092405/http://www.mindspring.com/~schlafly/crypto/faq.htm Crypto Mini-FAQ]
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== Wikipedia ==
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Wikipedia has more than 1000 articles on cryptography, many of them really good. Here are some examples:
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography Cryptography] - The main article.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_cipher_modes_of_operation Block cipher modes of operation] - How to properly use block ciphers.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function Cryptographic hash function]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTEA XTEA] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC4 RC4] - Two easy to implement ciphers with code examples.
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== Email and Usenet lists ==
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* '''sci.crypt''' - The by now almost mythical and still very active Usenet list. Readable among others through the [http://groups.google.com/group/sci.crypt Google groups interface].
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== Books ==
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* [http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/ Handbook of Applied Cryptography] - One of the better crypto books available. And you can download it for free (legally) as pdf-files from their web site. Note that there are several different books called "Applied Cryptography".
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* Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier. The other good one with the same name.
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== Notable Publications ==
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* [http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~rubin/courses/sp03/papers/diffie.hellman.pdf New Directions In Cryptography by Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman]
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Current revision as of 08:14, 9 January 2019

This page is the "channel wiki" for the IRC channel ##crypto on irc.freenode.net. It has the same purpose as a FAQ. Here we can collect links to relevant things like beginner introductions and other things.

[edit] Web links

[edit] Wikipedia

Wikipedia has more than 1000 articles on cryptography, many of them really good. Here are some examples:

[edit] Email and Usenet lists

  • sci.crypt - The by now almost mythical and still very active Usenet list. Readable among others through the Google groups interface.

[edit] Books

  • Handbook of Applied Cryptography - One of the better crypto books available. And you can download it for free (legally) as pdf-files from their web site. Note that there are several different books called "Applied Cryptography".
  • Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier. The other good one with the same name.

[edit] Notable Publications

 

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