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1.36 jufi 20: <h2><font color="#cc0000">UNIX and BSD books</font></h2>
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1.1 ian 22:
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24: We are now associated with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>
1.2 ian 25: so that you can order some of these books directly from them.
1.36 jufi 26: <em>Ordering from these "Order from Amazon" links is a way of helping to
1.42 wvdputte 27: fund the OpenBSD project</em>. You can also buy certain OpenBSD books
28: directly from <a href=orders.html>OpenBSD and our regular partners</a>
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30: <p>
31: <ul>
32: <li><a href="#1">OpenBSD-specific books</a>
33: <li><a href="#2">BSD-specific books</a>
34: <li><a href="#3">Unix user guides</a>
35: <li><a href="#4">Unix administration</a>
36: <li><a href="#5">Unix programming</a>
37: <li><a href="#6">Network administration</a>
38: <li><a href="#7">Cryptography</a>
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1.15 philen 41: <hr>
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1.15 philen 43: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
44: <dl>
1.42 wvdputte 45: <dt><a name="book2"><i>Absolute OpenBSD</i></a>
1.41 jose 46: <dd>by Michael Lucas
1.42 wvdputte 47: <dd>ISBN 1-886411-99-9
1.44 austin 48: <dd>July 2003, 500 pp.
1.41 jose 49: <dd>
50: Michael Lucas, the author of the O'ReillyNet Big Scary Daemons series
51: about the BSD family, has written a book specifically for OpenBSD.
52: This book covers all aspects of the OpenBSD system for new UNIX and
1.44 austin 53: BSD users alike in approximately 500 pages. <br>The official book website for
1.42 wvdputte 54: a sample chapter, table of contents and errata can be found at <a href="http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/">http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/</a>
1.55 grunk 55: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B02=1&B02%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
1.56 grunk 56: [<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order.eu?B02=1&B02%2b=Add">Europe</a>]
1.42 wvdputte 57:
1.41 jose 58: <p>
1.44 austin 59: <dt><a name="book1"><i>Building Firewalls with OpenBSD and PF</i> [2nd edition]</a>
1.38 dhartmei 60: <dd>by Jacek Artymiak
1.44 austin 61: <dd>ISBN 83-916651-1-9
62: <dd>October 2003, 320 pp.
1.38 dhartmei 63: <dd>
64: Author Jacek Artymiak, known for his series of excellent online articles
65: about pf and OpenBSD security in general, wrote this book covering
1.44 austin 66: OpenBSD and pf on 320 pages.
67: <ul>
68: <li><a href="http://www.devguide.net/books/openbsdfw-02-ed/toc-02.pdf">
69: Table of contents (pdf)</a>
70: <li><a href="http://www.devguide.net/books/openbsdfw-02-ed/index-02.pdf">
71: Index (pdf)</a>
72: </ul>
73:
1.55 grunk 74: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B01=1&B01%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
75: [<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order.eu?B01=1&B01%2b=Add">Europe</a>]
1.38 dhartmei 76: <p>
1.15 philen 77: <dt>
78: <i>Building Linux and OpenBSD Firewalls</i>
79: <dd>by Wes Sonnenreich, Tom Yates.
80: <dd>
81: This book describes the OpenBSD 2.5 installation process and the elementary management of the system firewalling tools.
82: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0471353663/openbsdA/">Order
83: from Amazon</a>]
1.48 austin 84:
1.47 jose 85: <p>
1.65 ian 86: <dt><a name="book5"><i>OpenBSD 4.0: A Crash Course</i></a> (PDF)
87: <dd>by Jem Matzan
88: <dd>ISBN 0-596-51015-2
89: <dd>January 2007, 59 pp.
90: <dd>
91: Jem Matzan, known for his online articles promoting OpenBSD,
92: is the author of this "Short Cut" guide to installing and administering
93: OpenBSD 4.0. Topics include initial configuration, desktop and server,
94: using ports (complete with extra hints on some ports), and maintenance.
95: You order this book direct from O'Reilly, and it comes as a PDF
96: with free download of corrected versions as they become available.
97: <ul>
98: <li><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/cover.html">Table of Content (image)</a>
99: </ul>
100: <dd>[<a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/">Order from O'Reilly</a>]
101:
102: <p>
1.48 austin 103: <dt><a name="book3">
104: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i></a>
1.47 jose 105: <dd>by Brandon Palmer, Jose Nazario.
106: <dd>ISBN 03-21193-66-0
107: <dd>April 2004, 520 pp.
108: <dd>
109: A guide for system and network administrators who need to move to a
110: more secure operating system and a reference for seasoned OpenBSD users
111: who want to fully exploit every feature of the system. This book
112: covers all aspects of OpenBSD, including systrace, Kerberos V, IPv6 and
113: IPsec, and the development environment.
114: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Order
115: from Amazon</a>]
1.55 grunk 116: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B03=1&B03%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
117: [<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order.eu?B03=1&B03%2b=Add">Europe</a>]
1.15 philen 118: </dl>
119: <hr>
120:
121: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
122: <dl>
123: <dt>
124: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
125: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
126: <dd>
1.52 millert 127: At 549 pages plus an index, <a href="http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0201549794">this book</a> must be considered comprehensive.
1.15 philen 128: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
129: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
130: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
131: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
132: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
133: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
134: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
135: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 136: <p>
1.15 philen 137: <dt>
138: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
139: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
140: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
141: <dd>
142: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
143: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
144: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
1.46 david 145: in articles in <em>Dr. Dobbs Journal</em>. This book goes beyond the articles,
1.15 philen 146: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
147: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
148: you can still learn a lot from it.
149: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
150: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 151: <p>
1.15 philen 152: <dt>
153: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
154: <dd>by James Wilson
155: <dd>
156: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
157: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
158: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
159: from Amazon</a>]
160: <p>
161: <dt>
162: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
163: <dd>by Jack Hodges
164: <dd>
165: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
166: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
167: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
168: and system programming with C.
169: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
170: from Amazon</a>]
171: <p>
172: <dt>
173: <dt>
174: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
175: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
176: <dd>
1.12 ian 177: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 178: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
179: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 180: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
181: <p>
1.15 philen 182: <dt>
183: <dt>
184: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
185: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
186: <dd>
187: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 188: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
189: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 190: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
191: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 192: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 193: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 louis 194: <p>
195: <dt>
196: <dt>
197: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
1.23 horacio 198: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
1.17 louis 199: <dd>
200: <a href="http://www.cul.de/buecher/bsd.html">A book in German</a> on all
201: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
202: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
203: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
204: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
205: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
1.36 jufi 206: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
1.17 louis 207: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
1.36 jufi 208: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
1.17 louis 209: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
1.61 grunk 210:
211: <p>
212: <dt>
213: <dt>
214: <i>The OpenBSD PF Packet Filter Book</i>
215: <dd>
216: published by Reed Media Services
217: <dd>
218: August 2006, 193 pp.
219: <dd>
1.62 steven 220: This book is an expanded, cross-referenced, indexed, edited, and reformatted
221: version of the <a href="faq/pf/index.html">PF User's Guide</a>.
1.61 grunk 222: It also covers spamd and introduces the setup and differences of PF
223: on NetBSD, DragonFly, and FreeBSD.
224: <br />The official book website with table of contents, index, and
225: configuration examples can be found at
226: <a href="http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/">http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/</a>.
1.15 philen 227: </dl>
228: <hr>
1.2 ian 229:
1.15 philen 230: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
231: <dl>
232: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
233: <dd>by John Muster
234: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
235: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
236: <p>
237: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
238: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
239: <dd>
1.58 grunk 240: This book is now in its third edition. It discusses
1.15 philen 241: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
242: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
243: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
244: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
245: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
246: <a href="ports.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
247: that is part of OpenBSD.
1.58 grunk 248: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596003307/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 249: from Amazon</a>]
1.18 ericj 250: <p>
251: <dt><i><a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/">The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook</a></i>
252: <dd>by Rod Smith
253: <dd>
254: <dd>
255: Book explaining techniques for Multi-booting.
256: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789722836/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 257: </dl>
258: <hr>
1.1 ian 259:
1.15 philen 260: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
261: <dl>
262: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
263: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
264: <dd>
265: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
1.28 kevlo 266: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130206016/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 267: from Amazon</a>]
268: <p>
269: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
270: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
271: <dd>
272: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
273: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
274: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
275: from Amazon</a>]
276: </dl>
277: <hr>
1.1 ian 278:
1.15 philen 279: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
280: <dl>
281: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
282: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
283: <dd>
1.24 ian 284: This book leads its reader through all the low-level kernel models for
1.53 jsg 285: multi-processing architectures.
1.15 philen 286: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
287: from Amazon</a>]
288: <p>
289: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
290: <dd>by John Lions
291: <dd>
1.2 ian 292: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 293: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
294: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
295: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
296: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
297: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
298: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
299: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 300: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
301: from Amazon</a>]
302: <p>
303: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
304: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
305: <dd>
306: Brian Kernighan had a hand in two other books which we recommend even though they're not UNIX specific, but are useful to programmers on UNIX and elsewhere.
307: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
308: Highly recommended.
309: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
310: from Amazon</a>]
1.46 david 311: <p>
1.15 philen 312: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
313: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
314: <dd>
315: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
316: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
317: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
318: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 319: <p>
1.60 grunk 320: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (2nd Edition)</i>
321: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens, Stephen A. Rago
1.16 chris 322: <dd>
323: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
324: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
325: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
326: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
327: make an excellent combination.
1.59 grunk 328: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201433079/openbsdA/">Order
1.16 chris 329: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 330: <p>
1.25 chris 331: <dt><i>The C Programming Language</i>
332: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
333: <dd>
334: This is a clear and concise guide to the C programming language,
335: perhaps the only one you will ever need. It focuses strictly on the C language,
336: not how to use your compiler or anything else.
337: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131103628/openbsdA/">Order
338: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 339: <p>
1.46 david 340: <dt><i>C: A Reference Manual</i>
1.25 chris 341: <dd>by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele
342: <dd>
1.46 david 343: If you only had two books on C, then along with <i>The C Programming Language</i>, this would be your second one!
1.25 chris 344: This book is not a tutorial (hence the title), it deals with syntax, data types,
345: ISO C library functions, and C/C++ compatibility.
1.45 austin 346: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=013089592X/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 347: <p>
1.64 steven 348: <dt><i>The Art of Software Security Assessment</i>
1.63 otto 349: <dd>by Mark Dowd, John McDonald and Justin Schuh
350: <dd>Covers code auditing, design and operational review, types of
351: vulnerabilities, privilege models, signals,
352: interprocess communication, synchronization, networking and more.
353: Lots of examples and real world code snippets.
354: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321444426/openbsdA/">Order
355: from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 356: </dl>
1.25 chris 357:
1.15 philen 358: <hr>
359:
360: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
361: <dl>
1.67 ! grunk 362: <dt><i><a href="http://www.sshbuch.de/">Das SSH-Buch</a></i> (German)
! 363: <dd>by Timo Dotzauer and Tobias Lütticke
! 364: <dd>ISBN 3-938626-03-8
! 365: <dd>Millin Verlag, December 2006, 600p.
! 366: <dd>This book covers the theory behind OpenSSH (protocol, channels, standards
! 367: documents) as well as using OpenSSH as an end user.
! 368: Although using Linux as a reference OS, many of the examples also have
! 369: a description how to get things done under BSD.
! 370: In a separate cookbook chapter, several scenarios from daily work are solved
! 371: using OpenSSH.
! 372: Furthermore, this book is the first German book to cover VPN via OpenSSH.
! 373: <dd>Not available through Amazon, but from the
! 374: <a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order.eu">OpenBSD EU order site</a>.
! 375: <p>
1.22 aaron 376: <dt><i>SSH, The Secure Shell.</i>
377: <dd>by Daniel J. Barrett and Richard Silverman
378: <dd>The Definitive Guide. OpenSSH is covered in detail.
379: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596000111/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
380: <p>
1.15 philen 381: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
382: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
383: <dd>
384: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
385: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
1.35 pvalchev 386: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its lowest level.
1.15 philen 387: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
388: book.
389: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
390: from Amazon</a>]
391: <p>
1.20 chris 392: <dt><i>Kerberos: A Network Authentication System</i>
393: <dd>by Brian Tung
394: <dd>
395: A guide for administrators of Kerberos-based networks. Explains concepts of
396: the Kerberos system, as well as the installation and administration of it.
397: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201379244/openbsdA/">Order
398: from Amazon</a>]
399: <p>
1.34 miod 400: <dt><i>IPsec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets and Virtual
1.20 chris 401: Private Networks</i>
402: <dd>by Naganand Doraswamy and Dan Harkins
403: <dd>
1.34 miod 404: This book explains the IPsec protocol suite. It also describes its relation
1.20 chris 405: to the current deployments, such as VPNs, and future ideas.
406: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130118982/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 407: <p>
1.20 chris 408: <dt><i>Computer Networks</i>
409: <dd>by Andy Tanenbaum
410: <dd>
411: This book is an high-level guide to modern computer networking. It presents
412: a wide range of protocols, concepts, and technologies. It covers technologies
413: from fiber to wireless, LANs, Mobile IP, and a lot more.
414: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0133499456/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 415: <p>
1.15 philen 416: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
417: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
418: <dd>
419: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
420: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
1.29 kevlo 421: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596001584/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 422: from Amazon</a>]
423: <p>
424: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
425: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
426: <dd>
1.46 david 427: Recommended by the <a href="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
1.15 philen 428: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
429: included with OpenBSD.
430: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
431: <p>
432: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
433: <dd>by Hal Stern
434: <dd>
435: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
1.33 kevlo 436: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925106/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 437: from Amazon</a>]
1.37 dhartmei 438: <p>
439: <dt><i>802.11 Security</i>
440: <dd>by Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck
441: <dd>
442: Provides information on the fundamentals of wireless security, including
443: practical solutions for setting up clients, access points and gateways
444: under several operating systems. Two chapters are dedicated to OpenBSD 3.1,
445: covering wi, bridge, pf and altq.
446: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596002904/openbsdA/">Order
447: from Amazon</a>]
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1.21 chris 449:
1.25 chris 450: <hr>
1.21 chris 451: <h3><a name="7">Cryptography</a></h3>
452: <dl>
453: <dt><i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C</i>
454: <dd>by Bruce Schneier
455: <dd>
456: A comprehensive explanation of Cryptography, with information
457: about its history, protocols, and algorithms. This book is a great
458: introduction to cryptography, with the necessary basics
459: to understand the field. Also, it has a very extensive reference section.
1.36 jufi 460: <br>
1.21 chris 461: From Amazon, someone commented "<i>
462: It is common to find that masters of mysterious technical arts are poor communicators. Bruce Schneier
463: demonstrates exceptional skill as a technical communicator. Here is a book about an esoteric subject - one
464: built on a foundation of theoretical mathematics - that ordinary folk can read. Sure, one needs to be
465: motivated by an interest in the subject, and the technical level sometimes requires a more than ordinary
466: background in number theory and the like - but a degree in theoretical mathematics is not necessary to
467: derive pleasure and profit from reading Applied Cryptography.</i>"
468: <dd>
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1.36 jufi 471: <p>
1.30 jsyn 472: <dt><i>Handbook of Applied Cryptography</i>
1.26 ian 473: <dd>by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
474: <dd>A new and detailed look at Cryptography. The authors write:
475: <dd>
476: ... Public-key cryptographic techniques
477: are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services
478: industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal
479: privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a
480: valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who
481: needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography.
482: It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice
483: the art of cryptography.
484: <dd>The entire book is
1.55 grunk 485: <a href="http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/">
1.26 ian 486: available for free downloading</a> (for personal use only)
487: from the book authors' site, in PDF or PostScript.
488: <dd>
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491: <p>
1.25 chris 492: <dt><i>SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web</i>
493: <dd>by Stephen A. Thomas
494: <dd>
495: This book offers introductory coverage of the SSL and TLS protocols, with
496: examples. The SSL protocol
497: is currently the basis of secure data transfer and secure transactions
498: on the Internet. Aside from encryption, this book also covers data
499: integrity and details the SSL protocol.
500: <dd>
501: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471383546/openbsdA/">Order
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503: <p>
1.39 jose 504: <dt><i>SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems</i>
505: <dd>by Eric Rescorla
506: <dd>
507: This book offers comprehensive information about the SSL and TLS protocols,
508: covering their operation and security,
509: together with usage and implementation details.
510: There are also chapters about HTTP over SSL, and SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS).
511: Eric Rescorla is the author of <tt>ssldump</tt>, a utility that can be
512: used to monitor SSL connections.
513: He has written several commercial and free SSL implementations.
514: <dd>
515: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201615983/openbsdA/">Order
516: from Amazon</a>]
517: <p>
1.25 chris 518: <dt><i>Big Book of IPsec RFCs: Internet Security Architecture</i>
519: <dd>compiled by Pete Loshin
520: <dd>
1.54 nick 521: A complete reprint of the IPsec RFCs with an extensive index and
522: glossary.
1.25 chris 523: <dd>
1.46 david 524: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0124558399/openbsdA/">Order
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