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

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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

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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)

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