Understanding Cryptography

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"Since 2010, "Understanding Cryptography" has become a go-to textbook for IT security students and practitioners around the world. With the second edition, the book has received a comprehensive update, covering major developments of the last fifteen years such as post-quantum cryptosystems. I wholeheartedly recommend this textbook to everyone getting into the field of security and cryptography." (David Oswald, Professor in Computer Security, University of Birmingham, UK)

"This is an excellent book for anybody who wants to learn about cryptography from an accessible source text. Engineers, practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students all can be introduced to cryptography by this book. That said the book has been updated and significantly extended to include newer schemes and advances topics such as post-quantum cryptography." (Berk Sunar, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA)

"Understanding Cryptography by Paar, Pelzl, and Güneysu provides an accessible introduction to cryptography that covers all of the main algorithms used in today's IT infrastructure. The updates in the 2nd edition keep the book relevant in the fast-moving world of cryptography, and the addition of a chapter on post-quantum cryptography is a welcome introduction to the core techniques used in emerging post-quantum cryptography standards." (Douglas Stebila, Associate Professor of Cryptography, University of Waterloo, CA)