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From: cromwell@pur-ee.UUCP (Robert L Cromwell)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Cryptography text?
Message-ID: <3518@pur-ee.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 14:45:15 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 19 14:45:15 1985
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Organization: Electrical Engineering Department , Purdue University
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	Hello.  A friend of mine is interested in a good text for
the topic of cryptography/cryptanalysis.  He has taken some senior
level computer science courses, including some that mentioned
some facets of cryptography, but would like a good text that
starts at the beginning.
	I mentioned "Cipher Systens, Protection of Communications",
by Henry Becker and Fred Piper.  First of all, is this a good
choice?  Secondly, are there any others as well suited or even
better for the purpose?
	Thank you.

				Bob Cromwell

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