[103594] in Cypherpunks
Re: Announcement: A Self-Study Course in Block Cipher
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Petro)
Wed Sep 30 17:33:10 1998
In-Reply-To: <199809301907.OAA15179@mixer.visi.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 15:54:55 -0500
To: Bruce Schneier <schneier@counterpane.com>, cypherpunks@toad.com
From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
Reply-To: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
At 2:02 PM -0500 9/30/98, Bruce Schneier wrote:
>Ever since writing Applied Cryptography, I have been asked to recommend a
>book on cryptanalysis. My unfortunate answer is that while there are
>several good books on cryptography, there are no books, good or bad, on
>cryptanalysis.
...
>To help in getting this experience, I designed a self-study course in
>block-cipher cryptanalysis. With it, a student can follow an ordered path
>through the academic literature and emerge out the other side fully capable
>of breaking new algorithms and publishing new cryptanalytic results.
...
>The paper is available in both postscript and pdf formats at:
>
> http://www.counterpane.com/self-study.html
>
>Comments are always appreciated.
Thanks.
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