Handbook of Applied Cryptography

Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone†

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Post-Quantum Cryptography Explained (for security professionals)
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Kyber and Dilithium (standardized lattice-based cryptosystems)
The Mathematics of Lattice-Based Cryptography (introductory course)
Lattice Basis Reduction (LLL algorithm)
Error-Correcting Codes (linear, Hamming, Golay, cyclic, BCH, Reed-Solomon codes)

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Table of Contents pdf
Chapter 1 - Overview of Cryptography pdf
Chapter 2 - Mathematics Background pdf
Chapter 3 - Number-Theoretic Reference Problems pdf
Chapter 4 - Public-Key Parameters pdf
Chapter 5 - Pseudorandom Bits and Sequences pdf
Chapter 6 - Stream Ciphers pdf
Chapter 7 - Block Ciphers pdf
Chapter 8 - Public-Key Encryption pdf
Chapter 9 - Hash Functions and Data Integrity pdf
Chapter 10 - Identification and Entity Authentication pdf
Chapter 11 - Digital Signatures pdf
Chapter 12 - Key Establishment Protocols pdf
Chapter 13 - Key Management Techniques pdf
Chapter 14 - Efficient Implementation pdf
Chapter 15 - Patents and Standards pdf
Appendix - Bibliography of Papers from Selected Cryptographic Forums pdf
References pdf
Index pdf

About the book

Words from the authors
Brief table of contents
Table of contents
Foreword, by Ron Rivest
Preface
Reviews
Errata (last updated January 22, 2014)

Handbook of Applied Cryptography / ajmeneze at uwaterloo.ca / last updated July 8, 2011