Introduction To Cryptography
Cryptography on the Web
Useful links:
M187 Home Page
Student Projects from 2005
Handouts
Applets
Nova Programs:
Decoding Nazi Secrets
Secrets, Lies and Atomic Spies
Wikipedia:
Topics in Cryptography
(includes descriptions of many classical ciphers, and of a few famous ciphertexts)
Cryptography in the Free Popular Literature:
The Gold Bug
, by Edgar Allen Poe
The Dancing Men
, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Free Cryptography Texts:
The Laws of Cryptography with Java Code
, by Neal R. Wagner
Handbook of Applied Cryptography
, by A. J. Menezes, P. C. van Oorschot, S. A. Vanstone.
Traicte des chiffres
, by Blaise de Vigenere
Other Cryptography References:
Course web page for a cryptography class at the University of Puget Sound
Some Crypto notes from class at Bard College
The 1000 most common words in English
A Few Famous Ciphertexts
Cryptography in the News:
Essays
, by Bruce Schneier
Diebold My Face Criminal Charges
, by Kim Zetter in Wired