Crypto Dictionary: 500 Tasty Tidbits for the Curious Cryptographer

By Jean-Philippe Aumasson

Crypto Dictionary is your full reference resource for all things cryptography.

Cryptography from A5/0 to ZRTP

Expand your mind--and your crypto knowledge--with the ultimate desktop dictionary for all things cryptography. Written by a globally recognized cryptographer for fellow experts and novices to the field alike, Crypto Dictionary is rigorous in its definitions, yet easy to read and laced with humor. You'll find:

- A survey of crypto algorithms both widespread and niche, from RSA and DES to the USSR's GOST cipher
- Trivia from the history of cryptography, such as the MINERVA backdoor in Crypto AG's encryption algorithms, which may have let the US read the secret communications of foreign governments
- An explanation of why the reference to the Blowfish cipher in the TV show 24 makes absolutely no sense
- Discussions of numerous cryptographic attacks, like the slide attack and biclique attack (and the meaning of a crypto "attack")
- Types of cryptographic proofs, such as zero-knowledge proofs of spacetime
- A polemic against referring to cryptocurrency as "crypto"
- A look toward the future of cryptography, with discussions of the threat of quantum computing poses to our current cryptosystems and a nod to post-quantum algorithms, such as lattice-based cryptographic schemes

Or, flip to any random page and learn something new, interesting, and mind-boggling for fun. Organized alphabetically, with hundreds of incisive entries and illustrations at your fingertips, Crypto Dictionary is the crypto world go-to guide that you'll always want within reach.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1718501404
• ISBN13: 9781718501409
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: No Starch Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"