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A.J. Menezes, P.C. van Oorschot, S.A. Vanston. Handbook of Applied Cryptography . CRC, NY,
1997.
This is a reference textbook. This 780-page topic is not meant to be read from the
beginning to the end. It is an excellent handbook for finding references, definitions,
related topics, etc.
M.A. Nielsen, I.L. Chuang. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information . Cambridge Uni-
versity Press, Cambridge, 2000.
A reference textbook about current research on quantum computing. It notably in-
cludes quantum cryptography and the Shor polynomial time factorization algorithm.
If quantum computers become a reality, this might become a classical lecture in every
computer science curriculum.
J. Stern. La Science du Secret . Odile Jacob, Paris, 1998.
A philosophical dissertation (in French) on cryptography by Jacques Stern. Interesting
for people who want to understand the rise of modern cryptography in theoretical
computer sciences and the real technical advances which led to modern cryptography.