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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:
1.36 jufi 23: <p>
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>
39: </ul>
1.13 deraadt 40:
1.15 philen 41: <hr>
1.13 deraadt 42:
1.15 philen 43: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
44: <dl>
1.72 wvdputte 45: <dt><a name="book7"><i>The Book of PF - A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD
46: Firewall</i></a>
47: <dd>by Peter N. M. Hansteen
48: <dd>ISBN-10: 1593271654
49: <dd>ISBN-13: 978-1593271657
50: <dd>December 2007, 184 pp.
51: <dd>
52: The first sentence of this book is, "<i>This is a book about building the
53: network you need</i>". Taking it from there, Peter walks you through the whys
54: and the hows of building the high performance, low maintenance network you need,
55: using OpenBSD tools.<br>
56: The book covers all bases from the basic one machine configuration and basic
57: local area networks, all the way up to configurations with traffic shaping and
58: load balancing with "self healing" networks and countermeasures against common
1.73 wvdputte 59: problems such as DoS attempts and spamming. A basic understanding of TCP/IP
1.72 wvdputte 60: and some Unix knowledge is assumed.<br>
61: The official book website for a sample chapter, table of contents and errata
1.75 tobias 62: can be found at
63: <a href="http://www.nostarch.com/pf.htm">http://www.nostarch.com/pf.htm</a>.
1.77 deraadt 64: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B07=1&B07%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
1.72 wvdputte 65: <p>
1.42 wvdputte 66: <dt><a name="book2"><i>Absolute OpenBSD</i></a>
1.41 jose 67: <dd>by Michael Lucas
1.42 wvdputte 68: <dd>ISBN 1-886411-99-9
1.44 austin 69: <dd>July 2003, 500 pp.
1.41 jose 70: <dd>
71: Michael Lucas, the author of the O'ReillyNet Big Scary Daemons series
72: about the BSD family, has written a book specifically for OpenBSD.
73: This book covers all aspects of the OpenBSD system for new UNIX and
1.44 austin 74: BSD users alike in approximately 500 pages. <br>The official book website for
1.75 tobias 75: a sample chapter, table of contents and errata can be found at
76: <a href="http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/">http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/</a>.
1.74 austin 77: <dd>[<b>Out of Print</b>]
1.42 wvdputte 78:
1.41 jose 79: <p>
1.65 ian 80: <dt><a name="book5"><i>OpenBSD 4.0: A Crash Course</i></a> (PDF)
81: <dd>by Jem Matzan
82: <dd>ISBN 0-596-51015-2
83: <dd>January 2007, 59 pp.
84: <dd>
85: Jem Matzan, known for his online articles promoting OpenBSD,
86: is the author of this "Short Cut" guide to installing and administering
87: OpenBSD 4.0. Topics include initial configuration, desktop and server,
88: using ports (complete with extra hints on some ports), and maintenance.
89: You order this book direct from O'Reilly, and it comes as a PDF
90: with free download of corrected versions as they become available.
91: <ul>
92: <li><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/cover.html">Table of Content (image)</a>
93: </ul>
94: <dd>[<a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/">Order from O'Reilly</a>]
95:
96: <p>
1.48 austin 97: <dt><a name="book3">
98: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i></a>
1.47 jose 99: <dd>by Brandon Palmer, Jose Nazario.
100: <dd>ISBN 03-21193-66-0
101: <dd>April 2004, 520 pp.
102: <dd>
103: A guide for system and network administrators who need to move to a
104: more secure operating system and a reference for seasoned OpenBSD users
105: who want to fully exploit every feature of the system. This book
106: covers all aspects of OpenBSD, including systrace, Kerberos V, IPv6 and
107: IPsec, and the development environment.
108: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Order
109: from Amazon</a>]
1.55 grunk 110: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B03=1&B03%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
1.15 philen 111: </dl>
112: <hr>
113:
114: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
115: <dl>
116: <dt>
117: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
118: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
119: <dd>
1.52 millert 120: At 549 pages plus an index, <a href="http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0201549794">this book</a> must be considered comprehensive.
1.15 philen 121: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
122: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
123: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
124: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
125: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
126: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
127: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
128: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 129: <p>
1.15 philen 130: <dt>
131: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
132: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
133: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
134: <dd>
135: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
136: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
137: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
1.46 david 138: in articles in <em>Dr. Dobbs Journal</em>. This book goes beyond the articles,
1.15 philen 139: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
140: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
141: you can still learn a lot from it.
142: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
143: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 144: <p>
1.15 philen 145: <dt>
146: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
147: <dd>by James Wilson
148: <dd>
149: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
150: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
151: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
152: from Amazon</a>]
153: <p>
154: <dt>
155: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
156: <dd>by Jack Hodges
157: <dd>
158: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
159: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
160: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
161: and system programming with C.
162: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
163: from Amazon</a>]
164: <p>
165: <dt>
166: <dt>
167: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
168: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
169: <dd>
1.12 ian 170: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 171: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
172: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 173: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
174: <p>
1.15 philen 175: <dt>
176: <dt>
177: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
178: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
179: <dd>
180: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 181: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
182: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 183: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
184: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 185: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 186: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 louis 187: <p>
188: <dt>
189: <dt>
190: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
1.23 horacio 191: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
1.17 louis 192: <dd>
1.78 deraadt 193: A book in German on all
1.17 louis 194: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
195: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
196: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
197: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
198: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
1.36 jufi 199: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
1.17 louis 200: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
1.36 jufi 201: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
1.17 louis 202: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
1.61 grunk 203:
204: <p>
205: <dt>
206: <dt>
207: <i>The OpenBSD PF Packet Filter Book</i>
208: <dd>
209: published by Reed Media Services
210: <dd>
211: August 2006, 193 pp.
212: <dd>
1.62 steven 213: This book is an expanded, cross-referenced, indexed, edited, and reformatted
214: version of the <a href="faq/pf/index.html">PF User's Guide</a>.
1.61 grunk 215: It also covers spamd and introduces the setup and differences of PF
216: on NetBSD, DragonFly, and FreeBSD.
217: <br />The official book website with table of contents, index, and
218: configuration examples can be found at
219: <a href="http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/">http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/</a>.
1.15 philen 220: </dl>
221: <hr>
1.2 ian 222:
1.15 philen 223: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
224: <dl>
225: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
226: <dd>by John Muster
227: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
228: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
229: <p>
230: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
231: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
232: <dd>
1.58 grunk 233: This book is now in its third edition. It discusses
1.15 philen 234: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
235: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
236: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
237: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
238: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
1.80 ! steven 239: <a href="faq/ports/index.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
1.15 philen 240: that is part of OpenBSD.
1.58 grunk 241: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596003307/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 242: from Amazon</a>]
1.18 ericj 243: <p>
244: <dt><i><a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/">The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook</a></i>
245: <dd>by Rod Smith
246: <dd>
247: <dd>
248: Book explaining techniques for Multi-booting.
249: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789722836/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 250: </dl>
251: <hr>
1.1 ian 252:
1.15 philen 253: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
254: <dl>
255: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
256: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
257: <dd>
258: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
1.28 kevlo 259: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130206016/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 260: from Amazon</a>]
261: <p>
262: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
263: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
264: <dd>
265: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
266: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
267: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
268: from Amazon</a>]
269: </dl>
270: <hr>
1.1 ian 271:
1.15 philen 272: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
273: <dl>
274: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
275: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
276: <dd>
1.24 ian 277: This book leads its reader through all the low-level kernel models for
1.53 jsg 278: multi-processing architectures.
1.15 philen 279: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
280: from Amazon</a>]
281: <p>
282: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
283: <dd>by John Lions
284: <dd>
1.2 ian 285: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 286: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
287: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
288: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
289: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
290: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
291: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
292: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 293: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
294: from Amazon</a>]
295: <p>
296: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
297: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
298: <dd>
299: 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.
300: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
301: Highly recommended.
302: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
303: from Amazon</a>]
1.46 david 304: <p>
1.15 philen 305: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
306: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
307: <dd>
308: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
309: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
310: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
311: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 312: <p>
1.60 grunk 313: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (2nd Edition)</i>
314: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens, Stephen A. Rago
1.16 chris 315: <dd>
316: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
317: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
318: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
319: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
320: make an excellent combination.
1.59 grunk 321: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201433079/openbsdA/">Order
1.16 chris 322: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 323: <p>
1.25 chris 324: <dt><i>The C Programming Language</i>
325: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
326: <dd>
327: This is a clear and concise guide to the C programming language,
328: perhaps the only one you will ever need. It focuses strictly on the C language,
329: not how to use your compiler or anything else.
330: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131103628/openbsdA/">Order
331: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 332: <p>
1.46 david 333: <dt><i>C: A Reference Manual</i>
1.25 chris 334: <dd>by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele
335: <dd>
1.46 david 336: 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 337: This book is not a tutorial (hence the title), it deals with syntax, data types,
338: ISO C library functions, and C/C++ compatibility.
1.45 austin 339: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=013089592X/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 340: <p>
1.64 steven 341: <dt><i>The Art of Software Security Assessment</i>
1.63 otto 342: <dd>by Mark Dowd, John McDonald and Justin Schuh
343: <dd>Covers code auditing, design and operational review, types of
344: vulnerabilities, privilege models, signals,
345: interprocess communication, synchronization, networking and more.
346: Lots of examples and real world code snippets.
347: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321444426/openbsdA/">Order
348: from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 349: </dl>
1.25 chris 350:
1.15 philen 351: <hr>
352:
353: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
354: <dl>
1.68 grunk 355: <dt><i><a name="book6" href="http://www.sshbuch.de/">Das SSH-Buch</a></i>
356: (German)
1.67 grunk 357: <dd>by Timo Dotzauer and Tobias Lütticke
358: <dd>ISBN 3-938626-03-8
359: <dd>Millin Verlag, December 2006, 600p.
360: <dd>This book covers the theory behind OpenSSH (protocol, channels, standards
361: documents) as well as using OpenSSH as an end user.
362: Although using Linux as a reference OS, many of the examples also have
363: a description how to get things done under BSD.
364: In a separate cookbook chapter, several scenarios from daily work are solved
365: using OpenSSH.
366: Furthermore, this book is the first German book to cover VPN via OpenSSH.
1.77 deraadt 367: <dd>
1.67 grunk 368: <p>
1.22 aaron 369: <dt><i>SSH, The Secure Shell.</i>
370: <dd>by Daniel J. Barrett and Richard Silverman
371: <dd>The Definitive Guide. OpenSSH is covered in detail.
372: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596000111/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
373: <p>
1.15 philen 374: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
375: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
376: <dd>
377: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
378: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
1.35 pvalchev 379: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its lowest level.
1.15 philen 380: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
381: book.
382: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
383: from Amazon</a>]
384: <p>
1.20 chris 385: <dt><i>Kerberos: A Network Authentication System</i>
386: <dd>by Brian Tung
387: <dd>
388: A guide for administrators of Kerberos-based networks. Explains concepts of
389: the Kerberos system, as well as the installation and administration of it.
390: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201379244/openbsdA/">Order
391: from Amazon</a>]
392: <p>
1.34 miod 393: <dt><i>IPsec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets and Virtual
1.20 chris 394: Private Networks</i>
395: <dd>by Naganand Doraswamy and Dan Harkins
396: <dd>
1.34 miod 397: This book explains the IPsec protocol suite. It also describes its relation
1.20 chris 398: to the current deployments, such as VPNs, and future ideas.
399: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130118982/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 400: <p>
1.20 chris 401: <dt><i>Computer Networks</i>
402: <dd>by Andy Tanenbaum
403: <dd>
404: This book is an high-level guide to modern computer networking. It presents
405: a wide range of protocols, concepts, and technologies. It covers technologies
406: from fiber to wireless, LANs, Mobile IP, and a lot more.
1.70 deraadt 407: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130661023/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 408: <p>
1.15 philen 409: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
410: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
411: <dd>
412: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
413: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
1.69 mbalmer 414: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596100574/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 415: from Amazon</a>]
416: <p>
417: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
418: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
419: <dd>
1.46 david 420: Recommended by the <a href="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
1.15 philen 421: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
422: included with OpenBSD.
423: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
424: <p>
425: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
426: <dd>by Hal Stern
427: <dd>
428: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
1.33 kevlo 429: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925106/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 430: from Amazon</a>]
1.37 dhartmei 431: <p>
432: <dt><i>802.11 Security</i>
433: <dd>by Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck
434: <dd>
435: Provides information on the fundamentals of wireless security, including
436: practical solutions for setting up clients, access points and gateways
437: under several operating systems. Two chapters are dedicated to OpenBSD 3.1,
438: covering wi, bridge, pf and altq.
439: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596002904/openbsdA/">Order
440: from Amazon</a>]
1.25 chris 441: </dl>
1.21 chris 442:
1.25 chris 443: <hr>
1.21 chris 444: <h3><a name="7">Cryptography</a></h3>
445: <dl>
446: <dt><i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C</i>
447: <dd>by Bruce Schneier
448: <dd>
449: A comprehensive explanation of Cryptography, with information
450: about its history, protocols, and algorithms. This book is a great
451: introduction to cryptography, with the necessary basics
452: to understand the field. Also, it has a very extensive reference section.
1.36 jufi 453: <br>
1.21 chris 454: From Amazon, someone commented "<i>
455: It is common to find that masters of mysterious technical arts are poor communicators. Bruce Schneier
456: demonstrates exceptional skill as a technical communicator. Here is a book about an esoteric subject - one
457: built on a foundation of theoretical mathematics - that ordinary folk can read. Sure, one needs to be
458: motivated by an interest in the subject, and the technical level sometimes requires a more than ordinary
459: background in number theory and the like - but a degree in theoretical mathematics is not necessary to
460: derive pleasure and profit from reading Applied Cryptography.</i>"
461: <dd>
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1.30 jsyn 465: <dt><i>Handbook of Applied Cryptography</i>
1.26 ian 466: <dd>by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
467: <dd>A new and detailed look at Cryptography. The authors write:
468: <dd>
469: ... Public-key cryptographic techniques
470: are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services
471: industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal
472: privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a
473: valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who
474: needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography.
475: It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice
476: the art of cryptography.
477: <dd>The entire book is
1.55 grunk 478: <a href="http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/">
1.26 ian 479: available for free downloading</a> (for personal use only)
480: from the book authors' site, in PDF or PostScript.
481: <dd>
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484: <p>
1.25 chris 485: <dt><i>SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web</i>
486: <dd>by Stephen A. Thomas
487: <dd>
488: This book offers introductory coverage of the SSL and TLS protocols, with
489: examples. The SSL protocol
490: is currently the basis of secure data transfer and secure transactions
491: on the Internet. Aside from encryption, this book also covers data
492: integrity and details the SSL protocol.
493: <dd>
494: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471383546/openbsdA/">Order
495: from Amazon</a>]
496: <p>
1.39 jose 497: <dt><i>SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems</i>
498: <dd>by Eric Rescorla
499: <dd>
500: This book offers comprehensive information about the SSL and TLS protocols,
501: covering their operation and security,
502: together with usage and implementation details.
503: There are also chapters about HTTP over SSL, and SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS).
504: Eric Rescorla is the author of <tt>ssldump</tt>, a utility that can be
505: used to monitor SSL connections.
506: He has written several commercial and free SSL implementations.
507: <dd>
508: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201615983/openbsdA/">Order
509: from Amazon</a>]
510: <p>
1.25 chris 511: <dt><i>Big Book of IPsec RFCs: Internet Security Architecture</i>
512: <dd>compiled by Pete Loshin
513: <dd>
1.54 nick 514: A complete reprint of the IPsec RFCs with an extensive index and
515: glossary.
1.25 chris 516: <dd>
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