Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography
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Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography
Jeffrey Hoffstein, Jill Pipher, and Joseph H. Silverman
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2021–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
I'd say that if you've read and grokked Serious Cryptography, and you don't want to write code, something like _IMC_ (Silverman, above) is an interesting next step, in that you'll mostly be reasoning about math, and you'll be working at a much lower level than the basic RSA formulae.
Hoffman, Pipher, and Silverman's _Introduction to Mathematical Cryptography_: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Mathematical-Cryptography-Undergraduate-Mathematics/dp/1441926747 --- a good first step into theoretical cryptography.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best book on modern cryptography? 2022 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Technical Summer Reading List 2021 · 1 recommendation