Wonderful book explaining all the secret s of secure communication

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	• Cryptography Decrypted H. X. Mel, Doris M. Baker Addison-Wesley Professional, 2000 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 35 reviews view larger image
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Best explanation of public key algorithm

It's been very difficult for me to understand having a key that encrypts something but can't decrypt it. The math and concepts behind RSA are far from easy. I've been looking for a book that explains it to the layman. This books makes an heroic effort, in its appendix, and has gotten me farther than any other book. This book bridges general concepts to real world techniques. The book uses many creative ideas to explain these concepts.

quick reference on PKI

This book is just what I needed - a quick tutorial on PKI. It is easy to read and the examples are straight forward. The book is an excellent place to start if you need to get up to speed on cryptography.

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Wonderful book explaining all the secret s of secure communication

Cryptography Decrypted is an easy to read and fun book that explains how cryptography has evolved from Caesar's time to now. The author goes over how encryption is used in all areas of communication, and what sequential systems have deveoped to stop hacker attacks along the way. It is detailed but fun to read, and explains how all the enigmatic parts, like Private Keys, Public Keys, Secret Keys, Digital Signatures, SMIME, PGP, RSA, SHA-1 ect. all fit together.
This is an excellent 300 page softback that takes the mystery out of encryption and cryptanalysis. I highly recommend it.
Would love to see H.X. Mel and Doris Baker update it from 2001 to include all that has changed and been added to the present time.

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Simply THE BEST!!!

This book is phenomenal! I skimmed through countless books on cryptography before I settled on this one. The authors Mel and Baker have the unique ability to make a complex subject like cryptography completely accessible even to the mathematically challenged. This book is a MUST READ! If you work in the IT Security or Network Design field, this book gives you all the background you need to be more effective in your job without having the turgid style of most crypto books. It really does a fantastic job of explaining all the basic building blocks of cryptography as well as suites like SSL and IPSEC in plain everyday language. You will not be disappointed with this book!

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One Great Book

Being a technical book about a heavy topic I was pleasantly surprised that this book was pretty much "unputdownable". Concepts related to digital certificates, private key/public key cryptography, SSL protocol etc. are lucidly explained and very well presented without for a moment losing track of the overall context. All the chapters are short and sweet and cover everything essential for moving forward with confidence to the next chapter. I would highly recommend reading this book from cover to cover to anyone who is not satisfied with the half-baked knowledge available out there on this subject.

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