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		mtreis86 on July 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intro to Cryptography [pdf] (2011) I learn best by breaking things. Here are a couple good books on cryptanalysis https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56242724-codebreaking https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17994.The_Code_Book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98610.Colossus

trotro on July 2, 2023 | [–]

I also recommend https://cryptohack.org to practice exploiting common cryptographic vulnerabilities.

Eddy_Viscosity2 on July 2, 2023 | [–]

The code book was great, also recommend.

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