Cryptography: An Introduction (3rd Edition)

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cryptography : An Introduction (3rd Edition) Nigel SmartPreface To Third EditionThe third edition contains a number of new chapters, and various material has been movedaround. The chapter on Stream Ciphers has been split into two. One chapter now deals withthe general background and historical matters, the second chapter deals with modernconstructions based on LFSR s. The reason for this is to accomodate a major new sectionon the Lorenz cipher and how it was broken. This compliments the earlier section on thebreaking of the enigma machine . I have also added a brief discussion of the A5/1 cipher,and added some more diagrams to the discussion on modern stream ciphers. because CTR mode is becoming more used, both by itself and as part of more complexmodes which perform full authenticated encryption.

the Enigma machine easier on the eye. One may ask why does one need yet another book on cryptography? There are already plenty of books which either give a rapid introduction to all areas, like that of Schneier, or one which gives an encyclopedic overview, like the Handbook of Applied Cryptography (hereafter called HAC).

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