Crypto
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Crypto
Steven Levy
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2008–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
Others have mentioned Hackers by Levy but this one is also really interesting. Talks about the story of Whitfield Diffie and Marty Hellman (Of diffie-helman fame) and others.
In the wake of new attempts to "ban encryption", I'd recommend reading Crypto by Steven Levy (2001).
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Computer Science/History Books? 2020 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Recommend one book I need to read this summer? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which book have you re-read recently? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Best Books For a Startup? 2008 · 1 recommendation