Cyphernomicon Index
Cyphernomicon 19.6

Appendices:
Appendix -- References


   19.6.1. the importance of libraries
           - "Use a library.  That's a place with lots of paper
              periodicals and paper books.  Library materials not online,
              mostly, but it is still where most of the world's encoded
              knowledge is stored.  If you don't   like paper, tough.
              That's the way the world is right now." [Eric Hughes, 1994-
              04-07]
   19.6.2. Books
           - Bamford, James, "The Puzzle Palace," 1982. The seminal
              reference on the NSA.
           - N. Koblitz, "A course in number theory and cryptography",
              QA3.G7NO.114. Very technical, with an emphasis on elliptic
              functions.
           + D. Welsh, "Codes and Cryptography", Oxford Science
              Publications, 1988,         Eric Hughes especially
              recommends this.
             - Z103.W461988
           - D.E. Denning, "Cryptography and Data Security", 1982,
              Addison-Wesley, 1982,   QA76.9.A25D46. A classic, if a bit
              dated, introduction by the woman who later became the chief
              supporter of Clipper.
           + G. Brassard, "Modern Cryptology: a tutorial", Lecture Notes
              in Computer
             - Science 325, Springer 1988, QA76.L4V.325 A slim little
                book that's a gem. Sections by David Chaum.
           - Vinge, V., "True Names," 1981. A novel about digital
              pseudonyms and cyberspace.
           - Card, Orson Scott, "Ender's Game," 1985-6. Novel about kids
              who adopt digital pseudonyms for political debate.
           - G.J. Simmons,"Contemporary Cryptology", IEEE Press, 1992,
              QA76.9.A25C6678. A collection of articles by well-known
              experts. Surprisingly, no discussion of digital money. Gus
              Simmons designed "Permissive Action Links" for nukes, at
              Sandia.
   19.6.3. sci.crypt
           - archived at ripem.msu.edu and rpub.cl.msu.edu
           -
           + The cryptography anon ftp archive at
              wimsey.bc.ca:/pub/crypto
             - has been moved to ftp.wimsey.bc.ca
   19.6.4. cryptography-faq
           - in about 10 parts, put out by Crypt Cabal (several
              Cypherpunks on it)
           - rtfm.mit.edu, in /pub/usenet/news.answers/cryptography-
              faq/part[xx]
           + posted every 21 days to sci.crypt, talk.politics.crypto,
             - sci.answers, news.answers
   19.6.5. RSA FAQ
           - Paul Fahn, RSA Laboratories
           - anonymous FTP to rsa.com:/pub/faq
           - rtfm.mit.edu, /pub/usenet/news.answers/cryptography-faq/rsa
   19.6.6. Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference
           - next Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference will be
              March 1995, San Francisco
   19.6.7. Various computer security papers, publications, and programs
            can be found at cert.org.
           - anonymous ftp to it and look in /pub. /pub/info even has
              the NSA "Orange Book." (Not a secret, obviously. Anyone can
              get on the NSA/NCSC's mailing list and get a huge pile of
              documents sent to them, with new ones arriving every
              several weeks.)
           - or try ftp.win.tue.nl   /pub/security
   19.6.8. Clipper information by Internet
           - ftp.cpsr.org
           - ftp.eff.org
 

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