Web Directory

» An Introduction to Cryptography
   Richard A. Mollin. Intended for a one-semester introductory undergraduate course in cryptography and covers symmetric and public key systems with chapters on advanced topics. Includes errata and brief overview.
   http://math.ucalgary.ca/~ramollin/cryptopref.html

» Applied Cryptography
   Bruce Schneier. A comprehensive tutorial and reference. Includes selected pages and source code downloads.
   http://www.schneier.com/book-applied.html

» Cryptography Theory and Practice
   Douglas Stinson. Subtitled "Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications". Written with more emphasis on theory than practice, as acknowledged in the preface. Includes book information, select exercise answers, and supplemental notes.
   http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/~dstinson/CTAP.html

» Cryptography for Visual Basic
   Richard Bondi. Includes background information and code downloads.
   http://www.cryptovb.com/

» Handbook of Applied Cryptography
   Offers the 1996 edition of the CRC Press book by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot, and Scott A. Vanstone in PostScript and PDF formats.
   http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/

» Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation
   Site accompanying the book by Gilles Van Assche. Includes table of contents, text of the introduction, an errata and a hyperlinked bibliography.
   http://gva.noekeon.org/QCandSKD/

» Security Engineering
   Anderson, Explains how "pure" cryptography is not quite so pure when expressed in the context of real world applications. Includes sample chapters of the second edition, entire contents of the first edition in PDF and audio format, errata, and supplementa
   http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html

» The Code Book
   Simon Singh. Traces the development of codes and code-breaking from military espionage in ancient Greece to modern computer ciphers. Includes information about his Cipher Challenge and various editions of the book.
   http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Code_Book.html

» The Crypto-Book Critic
   Book reviews, links to online erratas, and free book downloads. Most books have charts that recommend prerequisite books, mathematics and programming language experience.
   http://www.youdzone.com/cryptobooks.html