Applied Cryptography

[trexd___]

hello ive recently been reading applied cryptography by Bruce Schneier  and realised this was published in 1996 how useful is the code and material nowadays

[Fur]

Very, but it doesn't cover everything. I don't think it covers SHA-2, AES, and a bunch of other stuff one should know.

However, I would instead recommend this free book.

[Psycho_Coder]

If you are a beginner in the field of Cryptography then I recommend you to read Cryptography and Network Security by Behrouz Farouzan. You can also read Cryptography by william Stallings. These two are the very best books for learning Cryptography.


Have fun learning,


Thank you,
Psycho_Coder

[Deque]

hello ive recently been reading applied cryptography by Bruce Schneier  and realised this was published in 1996 how useful is the code and material nowadays

This book is seen as THE book for cryptography. But of course the age takes it's tribute.
The code is still useful, but more modern algorithms will be missing and if he says something like: "This algorithm is seen as secure" you shouldn't believe it. A lot of algorithms become insecure over time, because the hardware gets better or someone finds vulnerabilities no one has thought about before.

Just read it with care.