Reading Materials on Cryptography and Security  


discmath.pdf # (Sets and functions) [Compulsory]
soludismath.pdf # (Sample solutions to the "Pause and Think" questions)

Enter here # (Elementary number theory by Prof. William A. Stein) [Recommended for everyone]
Read Lectures 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7

history1.pdf # (History of cryptography: Part I) [Optional]
history2.pdf # (History of cryptography: Part II) [Optional]

readdes.pdf # (The Data Encryption Standard in deatil) [Optional -- for those who want to learn more]

confdiffu.pdf # (Shannon's confusion and difusion) [Optional -- for those who want to learn more]

aesaux.pdf # (Design of block ciphers)

AES.pdf # (The Advanced Encryption Standard) [Optional -- for those who want to learn more]

ideapki.ppt Pictorial presentation of the idea of public key cryptography

Unix Security: The Guide

Unix security page

An overview of Windows NT Security By Jim Frost

IP Spoofing Attacks and Hijacked Terminal Connections By CERT Advisory