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An Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity and Its Applications (Texts in Computer Science)An Introduction to Kolmogorov Complexity and Its Applications (Texts in Computer Science) by Ming Li
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The fundamental book on complexity.
The Design of Rijndael: AES - The Advanced Encryption Standard (Information Security and Cryptography)The Design of Rijndael: AES - The Advanced Encryption Standard (Information Security and Cryptography) by Joan Daemen
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A book by the authors of the new AES, the sucessor of DES.
The Twofish Encryption Algorithm: A 128-Bit Block CipherThe Twofish Encryption Algorithm: A 128-Bit Block Cipher by Bruce Schneier
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A B. Schneier book describing how they developed the cypher and the reasons the choice to do what they did.
Handbook of Applied Cryptography (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)Handbook of Applied Cryptography (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)
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A handbook good enough to be a textbook on cryptographic methods.
CryptanalysisCryptanalysis by Helen F. Gaines
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Fine introduction to classical cryptography.
A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography (Graduate Texts in Mathematics)A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) by Neal Koblitz
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fundamental book to learn why number theory is so important in criptography.
Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second EditionApplied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C, Second Edition by Bruce Schneier
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The most important book on applied cryptography.
Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography (Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics)Algebraic Aspects of Cryptography (Algorithms and Computation in Mathematics) by Neal Koblitz
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An important book on the fundamentals of algebric theory for cryptology. By an author who created crypto protocols.
Alan Turing: The EnigmaAlan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
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Life of Turing and Enigma. Modern father of coding theory.
The Limits of Mathematics: A course on information theory and the limits of formal reasoning (Springer Series in Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science)The Limits of Mathematics: A course on information theory and the limits of formal reasoning (Springer Series in Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science) by Gregory J. Chaitin
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One way to learn some advanced mathmatics from a real mathmatician.
C Programming Language (2nd Edition)C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian W. Kernighan
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The C programming language by the authors.
Foundations of Cryptography: Volume 1, Basic Tools (Vol 1)Foundations of Cryptography: Volume 1, Basic Tools (Vol 1) by Oded Goldreich
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Important book linking modern cryptographic to the theoric fundamentals.
Elliptic Curves in CryptographyElliptic Curves in Cryptography by I. Blake
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A survey of the current algorithms and methodologies in elliptic curve cryptography.
RSA Security's Official Guide to CryptographyRSA Security's Official Guide to Cryptography by Steve Burnett
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A good description of a important method of private key cryptography.
Pseudorandomness and Cryptographic Applications (Princeton Computer Science Notes)Pseudorandomness and Cryptographic Applications (Princeton Computer Science Notes) by Michael Luby
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A rigorous book on pseudorandon generators and cryptography.
Introduction to the Theory of ComputationIntroduction to the Theory of Computation by Michael Sipser
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A excelent book to full coompreend a critical theory.
The Latex Companion (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T)The Latex Companion (Addison-Wesley Series on Tools and Techniques for Computer T) by Michel Goossens
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A nice introductory book to Latex.
The Universal Turing Machine: A Half-Century SurveyThe Universal Turing Machine: A Half-Century Survey
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Papers written on the 50th anniversary of the publication of Turing's famous paper "On Computable Numbers".
Theory of Computational ComplexityTheory of Computational Complexity by Ding-Zhu Du
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A complete treatment of the fundamentals in complexity theory. Excelent written.
Complexity Theory Retrospective II (No. 2)Complexity Theory Retrospective II (No. 2)
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A collection of papers from some of the best researchers on the field.
Information and Randomness: An Algorithmic Perspective (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)Information and Randomness: An Algorithmic Perspective (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) by Cristian Calude
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A good survey on thn Algorithmic Information Theory.
Computability and Complexity Theory (Texts in Computer Science)Computability and Complexity Theory (Texts in Computer Science) by Steven Homer
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Excelent researchers, great book.
Cryptography: Theory and Practice (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)Cryptography: Theory and Practice (Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications)
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Systematic and very clear on anlgorithmic complexity and Shannon's Entropy.