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From: os848@homxb.UUCP (M.AJEMIAN)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: Re: Code Breaking (answer to quest about elementary books)
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Date: Mon, 28-Apr-86 21:38:38 EDT
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There are several very good elementary (and not so elementary texts) on
cryptography:

D. Kahn, The Codebreakers, Macmillan Co.
	More of a historical book on the origins of modern cryptography,
	including a fascinating discussion of how the German's Enigma was
	broken during WWII.

S.M.Matyas and C.H.Meyer, Cryptography: A New Dimension in Computer Data
	Security, John Wiley & Sons, 1982.
	Very well-written intro to cryptographic techniques, including one
	of the best introductions to DES and RSA around.

D.W.Davies and W.L.Price, Security for Computer Networks, John Wiley & Sons,
	1984.
	A well-written book on network security, including an excellent
	discussion on key distribution.

Pat Wood
Pipeline Associates, Inc.

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