Published: July 07, 2012
Words: 8,060 (approximate)
Language: American English
ISBN: 9781476205809

Short description

A quick and easy to use guide on creating your own cipher. This book covers several historic ciphers and builds concepts that will allow you to make one that is reasonably secure.

Extended description

So, you have a conspiracy going and need to pass messages along without worrying that someone will intercept them. Congratulations, you've stumbled across the right book. Whether your personal solution is a Vigenere, a Vic, or a One Time Pad, you'll find an easy guide on creating your own encryption scheme right here. No need for a computer, except for the device you're reading this on. This can all be done in your favorite notebook, with a PENCIL!

Tags

guide, cryptography, cipher

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Review by: Simon Capper on Aug. 04, 2012 :
I found this book extremely interesting. I've been interested in cryptography for a while, but this introduced a few new ciphers as well as refreshing my memory of the others. It gives a good explanation of not only how each cipher works, but also the history, pros and cons of each one. This is an ideal introduction for a beginner in this field.

My only criticism is the slightly chatty writing style, but this is easy to get past if you read this book as a transcript of a short lecture rather than a written text.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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