Re: Need recommendations for good books on the security topic

[Shawn Duffy <pakkit () codepiranha org>]

Well there are a ton out there...  but for the topics you have stated, I
would recommend:

Inside Network Perimeter Security by Stephen Northcutt et al.:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735712328/qid=1052548886/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/002-0346632-5200040?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Encryption is a whole other matter...  it depends on how deep you want
to get...  If you want a good explanation of cryptography without too
much math:
Applied Cryptography by Bruce Schneier:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471117099/qid=1052548965/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-0346632-5200040

Or if you want a lot of math:
The Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Alfred Menezes et al.:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0849385237/qid=1052548965/sr=2-2/ref=sr_2_2/002-0346632-5200040

Browse around amazon.com...

I have a ton of books so feel free to email me off-list if you have any
other questions...

Thanks,
Shawn

On Fri, 2003-05-09 at 19:58, Bjørn Rasmussen wrote:
> Hi :-)
>
> Sorry for this a little bit off topic question.  I hope it's ok, it's a 
> simple one.
>
> Anybody who can recommend a good general security book, covering 
> firewalls, IDS, authentication, keys, cracker methods, encryption, 3rd 
> and 4th layer security and so on.
>
> The book shall be used for teaching and education.
>
> I've a book "Network Security Essentials - Application and Standards - 
> 2nd ed.", but it only have about 400 pages, so it probably doesn't dig 
> deep enough.  Anybody who are familiar with this book?
>
>
> Best regards
> Bjørn Rasmussen
>
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