Best intro to Crypto book

[amanchester at gmail.com (Alex Manchester)]

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Cryptography Decrypted by H.X. Mel and Doris Baker 
http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Decrypted-H-X-Mel/dp/0201616475
Used this book during a cryptography class and found it very informative and

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[mailto:pauldotcom-bounces at mail.pauldotcom.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Crenshaw
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 10:09 PM
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Subject: [Pauldotcom] Best intro to Crypto book
 
Hi all,
    I'd like to get some recommendations for a good intro to crypto book.
Something that would give me a spring board to understanding the ins and
outs of the darknets I've been researching, public key crypto, and the basic
math behind things. I'm getting a little tired of only being able to explain
things with a wave of the hand and saying "the magic part happens here" and
would like to have a deeper understanding.

Thanks

Adrian

ps. A quick and dirty version of the darknets talk from Phreaknic is here:
http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=videos/darknets-i2p-tor-phreaknic
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