Introduction to Modern Cryptography: Third Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Cryptography and Network Security Series)

Great book, fast shipping and great price. For any newcomers to the field of cryptography this book is probably the best.

Very educational book.

I love cryptography

(For reference, I am a mathematician by training. I have very little computer science background. I also have only read through this book once, without working many exercises. I assume if I go through the text a second time with exercises I will not only have a good basic understanding of cryptography but a very deep understanding. In fact, the sections I have re-read have left me with a very strong understanding of those sections.) This is an exceptional book. It is very clearly and well written. The concepts are well-motivated by stimulating discussions, and the definitions are clearly laid-out. The style of proof is somewhat repetitive (bounding probabilities and the like), but this has the concrete benefit of teaching the reader how to follow the proofs by repetition of style alone. This book is valuable as a reference for relevant concepts and definitions/important theorems from cryptography since it is very well organized and all of the definitions and theorems are clearly separated from the main body of text (some math textbooks have definitions etc seamlessly integrated into the paragraphs, making reference quite difficult), but this textbook is also valuable for a beginner in cryptography because the discussions contained in the text are really, really enlightening. (If you are a beginner, however, you should know that when you read this textbook, you shouldn't be scared by highly mathematical sentences etc! This is definitely a textbook that requires a brave reader. My advice in this arena is always to "read with one eye closed", meaning that just because you don't fully understand something doesn't mean you can't proceed with reading on to the next sentence etc.) I have gained a significantly deeper understanding of cryptography than I previously had by wrestling with this book. The amount of rigor here is unmatched by any other cryptographic textbook I have come across, including some of the textbooks on mathematical cryptography specifically! (One might assume textbooks on mathematical cryptography would be the most rigorous, but I found that they oftentimes skirt around issues of proving security, which is really the core of doing rigorous cryptography.) This rigor has the benefit of giving me a fuller understanding of cryptography: I believe being equipped with precise language is integral in achieving deep understanding, and if you have had the same experience, then this is the textbook for you to learn cryptography for real. This textbook does not, however, cover very deeply the issues of implementation of cryptography in the "real world". This is not what the textbook is made for, however, and I believe that if you work through this textbook and then go on to understanding issues of implementation, you will have an easier time doing so than without having gone through this text. (My belief is that if you want to understand a mathematical issue, you better have a basic understanding of the theoretical landscape first before you start asking specific questions. This textbook is a roadmap to that theoretical landscape, fully equipped with scenic views, gift shops, and the like.) I cannot speak to whether the 3rd edition of this text is "worth it" when compared to the 2nd edition. I prefer the 3rd edition because it has a section on post-quantum cryptography, but if you are not interested in this issue or if you already own a preferred text on post-quantum cryptography, maybe this addition of a section is unnecessary. (I also think that having a more up-to-date textbook is a good call because cryptography is both a developing field and also a field with very real real-world implications, so if your cryptography is out of date then you will be susceptible to attacks.) (Also please excuse if the style of this 'review' is rant-y. I figured it is better to just say all of my thoughts about this textbook and allow you, the reader of this review, to parse through the raw data than it is for me to take the extra time to cut this review down and refine it etc. Sorry about that.)

Das Buch ist hervorragend! Was mich ärgert ist der Umstand, dass ich es weder auf meinem Kindle Paperwhite noch im Webreader lesen kann! Es ist für mich nicht nachvollziehbar, warum ich ein bei Amazon gekauftes Ebook nicht auch auf einem Amazon-Gerät lesen kann (oder wohl eher darf). Das heißt für mich: keine Ebooks mehr bei Amazon kaufen!