Best intro to Crypto book

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

2009/11/3  <byte.bucket at 4a44.com>:
> > 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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> Practical Cryptography - Ferguson/Schneier -
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471223573
>
> Applied Cryptography - Schneier - http://www.amazon.com/dp/0471117099

In a recent blog post Bruce suggests his sequel over the original. It
being about a quarter the size I preferred it as well!

Robin