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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>
1.36 jufi 29:
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>
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1.15 philen 41: <hr>
1.13 deraadt 42:
1.15 philen 43: <h3><a name="1">OpenBSD-specific books</a></h3>
44: <dl>
1.81 deraadt 45: <dt><a name="book8"><i>The Book of PF, 2nd Edition<br>
46: A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD Firewall</i></a>
47: <dd>by Peter N. M. Hansteen
48: <dd>ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-274-6
49: <dd>November 2010.
50: <dd>
51: A new pf book! This book matches the packet filter as found in OpenBSD 4.8!
52: <p>
53: The official book website for a sample chapter, table of contents and errata
54: can be found at
1.82 deraadt 55: <a href="http://www.nostarch.com/pf2.htm">http://www.nostarch.com/pf2.htm</a>.
1.83 ! austin 56: <dd>[<a href="https://https.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/order?B08=1&B08%2b=Add">Order direct from the OpenBSD website International</a>]
! 57:
1.81 deraadt 58: <p>
1.72 wvdputte 59: <dt><a name="book7"><i>The Book of PF - A No-Nonsense Guide to the OpenBSD
60: Firewall</i></a>
61: <dd>by Peter N. M. Hansteen
62: <dd>ISBN-10: 1593271654
63: <dd>ISBN-13: 978-1593271657
64: <dd>December 2007, 184 pp.
65: <dd>
66: The first sentence of this book is, "<i>This is a book about building the
67: network you need</i>". Taking it from there, Peter walks you through the whys
68: and the hows of building the high performance, low maintenance network you need,
69: using OpenBSD tools.<br>
70: The book covers all bases from the basic one machine configuration and basic
71: local area networks, all the way up to configurations with traffic shaping and
72: load balancing with "self healing" networks and countermeasures against common
1.73 wvdputte 73: problems such as DoS attempts and spamming. A basic understanding of TCP/IP
1.72 wvdputte 74: and some Unix knowledge is assumed.<br>
75: The official book website for a sample chapter, table of contents and errata
1.75 tobias 76: can be found at
77: <a href="http://www.nostarch.com/pf.htm">http://www.nostarch.com/pf.htm</a>.
1.77 deraadt 78: <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 79: <p>
1.42 wvdputte 80: <dt><a name="book2"><i>Absolute OpenBSD</i></a>
1.41 jose 81: <dd>by Michael Lucas
1.42 wvdputte 82: <dd>ISBN 1-886411-99-9
1.44 austin 83: <dd>July 2003, 500 pp.
1.41 jose 84: <dd>
85: Michael Lucas, the author of the O'ReillyNet Big Scary Daemons series
86: about the BSD family, has written a book specifically for OpenBSD.
87: This book covers all aspects of the OpenBSD system for new UNIX and
1.44 austin 88: BSD users alike in approximately 500 pages. <br>The official book website for
1.75 tobias 89: a sample chapter, table of contents and errata can be found at
90: <a href="http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/">http://www.absoluteopenbsd.com/</a>.
1.74 austin 91: <dd>[<b>Out of Print</b>]
1.42 wvdputte 92:
1.41 jose 93: <p>
1.65 ian 94: <dt><a name="book5"><i>OpenBSD 4.0: A Crash Course</i></a> (PDF)
95: <dd>by Jem Matzan
96: <dd>ISBN 0-596-51015-2
97: <dd>January 2007, 59 pp.
98: <dd>
99: Jem Matzan, known for his online articles promoting OpenBSD,
100: is the author of this "Short Cut" guide to installing and administering
101: OpenBSD 4.0. Topics include initial configuration, desktop and server,
102: using ports (complete with extra hints on some ports), and maintenance.
103: You order this book direct from O'Reilly, and it comes as a PDF
104: with free download of corrected versions as they become available.
105: <ul>
106: <li><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/cover.html">Table of Content (image)</a>
107: </ul>
108: <dd>[<a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/openbsd4/">Order from O'Reilly</a>]
109:
110: <p>
1.48 austin 111: <dt><a name="book3">
112: <i>Secure Architectures with OpenBSD</i></a>
1.47 jose 113: <dd>by Brandon Palmer, Jose Nazario.
114: <dd>ISBN 03-21193-66-0
115: <dd>April 2004, 520 pp.
116: <dd>
117: A guide for system and network administrators who need to move to a
118: more secure operating system and a reference for seasoned OpenBSD users
119: who want to fully exploit every feature of the system. This book
120: covers all aspects of OpenBSD, including systrace, Kerberos V, IPv6 and
121: IPsec, and the development environment.
122: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321193660/openbsdA/">Order
123: from Amazon</a>]
1.55 grunk 124: <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 125: </dl>
126: <hr>
127:
128: <h3><a name="2">BSD-specific books</a></h3>
129: <dl>
130: <dt>
131: <i>The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System</i>
132: <dd>by Marshal Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels, John S. Quarterman
133: <dd>
1.52 millert 134: At 549 pages plus an index, <a href="http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0201549794">this book</a> must be considered comprehensive.
1.15 philen 135: McKusick, Bostic and Karels are well known as prime movers at
136: Berkeley CSRG (Computer Systems Research Group) during the 4.3/4.4BSD
137: period. This book covers the 4.4 and 4.4-Lite releases, and discusses
138: everything you wanted to know about how the system operates. Not
139: 100% applicable, but probably the closest there is to an overall
140: system internals manual for OpenBSD.
141: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201549794/openbsdA/">Order
142: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 143: <p>
1.15 philen 144: <dt>
145: <i>Source Code Secrets: The Basic 386BSD Operating System Reference
146: (Volume 1 of Operating System Source Code Secrets)</i>
147: <dd>by L. W. Jolitz, William Jolitz; 1997
148: <dd>
149: The Jolitzes built the first port of BSD to the PC-386 architecture,
150: and deserve a lot of credit for making BSD portable to this low-cost
151: architecture. The earliest versions, called "386bsd", were described
1.46 david 152: in articles in <em>Dr. Dobbs Journal</em>. This book goes beyond the articles,
1.15 philen 153: and provides a comprehensive annotated collection of source code.
154: Not all of it applies to modern versions of OpenBSD, of course, but
155: you can still learn a lot from it.
156: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980269/openbsdA/">Order
157: from Amazon</a>]
1.13 deraadt 158: <p>
1.15 philen 159: <dt>
160: <i>Berkeley Unix: A Simple and Comprehensive Guide</i>
161: <dd>by James Wilson
162: <dd>
163: Begins with the basic commands and finishes with advanced programming
164: techniques. Offers strong coverage of systems calls.
165: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=047161582X/openbsdA/">Order
166: from Amazon</a>]
167: <p>
168: <dt>
169: <i>An Introduction to Berkeley Unix and ANSI C</i>
170: <dd>by Jack Hodges
171: <dd>
172: An introduction to the operating system and the programming language. Intended
173: for self-study, requires no previous knowledge of Unix. Covers the fundamentals
174: of programming; the correct use of syntax; programming style, debugging, logic,
175: and system programming with C.
176: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130684953/openbsdA/">Order
177: from Amazon</a>]
178: <p>
179: <dt>
180: <dt>
181: <i>4.4 BSD User's Reference Manual (URM)</i>
182: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
183: <dd>
1.12 ian 184: This is just a reprint of the man pages for users.
1.2 ian 185: Your OpenBSD distribution includes the online man pages,
186: which are specific to OpenBSD, and more up-to-date. So
1.13 deraadt 187: you don't need this one: use the <em>man</em> command instead.
188: <p>
1.15 philen 189: <dt>
190: <dt>
191: <i>4.4 BSD System Manager's Manual (SMM)</i>
192: <dd>published by O'Reilly, 1994
193: <dd>
194: This book details what you need to know to run a BSD system.
1.2 ian 195: Quite a bit of this material is relevant to OpenBSD.
196: Unfortunately it is currently out of print.
1.13 deraadt 197: Worse, due to licensing restrictions from AT&T,
198: the electronic editions of these were not included in the
1.2 ian 199: 4.4BSD distributions, so most of them are not included with OpenBSD.
1.13 deraadt 200: The few that are may be found via the <a href="docum.html">Documents page</a>.
1.17 louis 201: <p>
202: <dt>
203: <dt>
204: <i>BSD mit Methode</i>
1.23 horacio 205: <dd>published by C&L Computer- und Literaturverlag GmbH, 1998
1.17 louis 206: <dd>
1.78 deraadt 207: A book in German on all
1.17 louis 208: three freenix BSDs covering the essentials of installation, X configuration
209: and system administration, as well as PERL programming and tips on
210: LaTeX/Lyx. The book also covers the KDE desktop environment.
211: <br>Includes older versions of OpenBSD on the two included CD-ROMs.
212: <br>Apparently not available through Amazon.com, but <a
1.36 jufi 213: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">
1.17 louis 214: Lehmann's Online Bookshop</a> lists it. However, you might want to pick up a <a
1.36 jufi 215: href="http://www.lob.de/cgi-bin/work/frameset?flag=jfl&frame=yes&id=38effe1813566">more
1.17 louis 216: recent version of the CD-ROM</a>.
1.61 grunk 217:
218: <p>
219: <dt>
220: <dt>
221: <i>The OpenBSD PF Packet Filter Book</i>
222: <dd>
223: published by Reed Media Services
224: <dd>
225: August 2006, 193 pp.
226: <dd>
1.62 steven 227: This book is an expanded, cross-referenced, indexed, edited, and reformatted
228: version of the <a href="faq/pf/index.html">PF User's Guide</a>.
1.61 grunk 229: It also covers spamd and introduces the setup and differences of PF
230: on NetBSD, DragonFly, and FreeBSD.
231: <br />The official book website with table of contents, index, and
232: configuration examples can be found at
233: <a href="http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/">http://www.reedmedia.net/books/pf-book/</a>.
1.15 philen 234: </dl>
235: <hr>
1.2 ian 236:
1.15 philen 237: <h3><a name="3">Unix user guides</a></h3>
238: <dl>
239: <dt><i>Unix Made Easy</i>
240: <dd>by John Muster
241: <dd>A general Unix book that covers all areas of the system.
242: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0078821738/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
243: <p>
244: <dt><i>UNIX Power Tools</i>
245: <dd>by Jerry D. Peek, Tim O'Reilly, and Mike Loukides
246: <dd>
1.58 grunk 247: This book is now in its third edition. It discusses
1.15 philen 248: hundreds of neat tricks, little-known techniques, and add-on utilities.
249: Be aware that many of the utilities are either included with OpenBSD
250: or, more commonly, are already available as ports or packages.
251: So most of section 52.03, complaining about how hard it is to port
252: software to different UNIXes, can be disregarded if you learn about the
1.80 steven 253: <a href="faq/ports/index.html">Ports Mechanism</a>
1.15 philen 254: that is part of OpenBSD.
1.58 grunk 255: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596003307/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 256: from Amazon</a>]
1.18 ericj 257: <p>
258: <dt><i><a href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/multiboot/">The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook</a></i>
259: <dd>by Rod Smith
260: <dd>
261: <dd>
262: Book explaining techniques for Multi-booting.
263: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0789722836/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 264: </dl>
265: <hr>
1.1 ian 266:
1.15 philen 267: <h3><a name="4">Unix administration</a></h3>
268: <dl>
269: <dt><i>UNIX System Administration Handbook</i>
270: <dd>by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Scott Seebass, Trent R. Hein
271: <dd>
272: This is an excellent book on Unix system administration.
1.28 kevlo 273: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0130206016/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 274: from Amazon</a>]
275: <p>
276: <dt><i>Essential System Administration</i>
277: <dd>by AEleen Frisch
278: <dd>
279: This book covers many fundamental tasks in system administration. It includes
280: examples for a wide range of Unix operating systems, including BSD.
281: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565921275/openbsdA/">Order
282: from Amazon</a>]
283: </dl>
284: <hr>
1.1 ian 285:
1.15 philen 286: <h3><a name="5">Unix programming</a></h3>
287: <dl>
288: <dt><i>Unix Systems for Modern Architectures</i>
289: <dd>by Curt Schimmel
290: <dd>
1.24 ian 291: This book leads its reader through all the low-level kernel models for
1.53 jsg 292: multi-processing architectures.
1.15 philen 293: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633388/openbsdA/">Order
294: from Amazon</a>]
295: <p>
296: <dt><i>Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition with Source Code</i>
297: <dd>by John Lions
298: <dd>
1.2 ian 299: Although the UNIX described in this book is to BSD as a Model T Ford
1.1 ian 300: is to a 70's Mustang or Thunderbird, UNIX inventor Ken Thompson
301: claims that "After 20 years, this is still the best exposition
302: of the workings of a 'real' operating system." Originally circulated
303: in illicit photocopies, this is the book that most first- and second-generation
304: UNIX hackers cut their code-teeth on. Recommended as a good introduction
305: to how a timesharing OS works, if you've not been inside one before.
306: Substantially shorter than the McKusick book above.
1.15 philen 307: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1573980137/openbsdA/">Order
308: from Amazon</a>]
309: <p>
310: <dt><i>The Practice of Programming</i>
311: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike
312: <dd>
313: 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.
314: This book covers practical programming considerations for C, C++ and Java.
315: Highly recommended.
316: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=020161586X/openbsdA/">Order
317: from Amazon</a>]
1.46 david 318: <p>
1.15 philen 319: <dt><i>The Elements of Programming Style</i>
320: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger
321: <dd>
322: This book is similar to <i>The Practice of Programming</i>, but older. The
323: examples are given in Fortran and PL/I.
324: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0070342075/openbsdA/">Order
325: from Amazon</a>]
1.16 chris 326: <p>
1.60 grunk 327: <dt><i>Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment (2nd Edition)</i>
328: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens, Stephen A. Rago
1.16 chris 329: <dd>
330: This is a very detailed and easy to read book. It has several examples
331: that you can learn from. There is plenty of information about library and
332: system calls, and associated information so that you can use them.
333: This book along with the OpenBSD manual pages
334: make an excellent combination.
1.59 grunk 335: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201433079/openbsdA/">Order
1.16 chris 336: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 337: <p>
1.25 chris 338: <dt><i>The C Programming Language</i>
339: <dd>by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
340: <dd>
341: This is a clear and concise guide to the C programming language,
342: perhaps the only one you will ever need. It focuses strictly on the C language,
343: not how to use your compiler or anything else.
344: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0131103628/openbsdA/">Order
345: from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 346: <p>
1.46 david 347: <dt><i>C: A Reference Manual</i>
1.25 chris 348: <dd>by Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele
349: <dd>
1.46 david 350: 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 351: This book is not a tutorial (hence the title), it deals with syntax, data types,
352: ISO C library functions, and C/C++ compatibility.
1.45 austin 353: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=013089592X/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 354: <p>
1.64 steven 355: <dt><i>The Art of Software Security Assessment</i>
1.63 otto 356: <dd>by Mark Dowd, John McDonald and Justin Schuh
357: <dd>Covers code auditing, design and operational review, types of
358: vulnerabilities, privilege models, signals,
359: interprocess communication, synchronization, networking and more.
360: Lots of examples and real world code snippets.
361: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0321444426/openbsdA/">Order
362: from Amazon</a>]
1.15 philen 363: </dl>
1.25 chris 364:
1.15 philen 365: <hr>
366:
367: <h3><a name="6">Network administration</a></h3>
368: <dl>
1.68 grunk 369: <dt><i><a name="book6" href="http://www.sshbuch.de/">Das SSH-Buch</a></i>
370: (German)
1.67 grunk 371: <dd>by Timo Dotzauer and Tobias Lütticke
372: <dd>ISBN 3-938626-03-8
373: <dd>Millin Verlag, December 2006, 600p.
374: <dd>This book covers the theory behind OpenSSH (protocol, channels, standards
375: documents) as well as using OpenSSH as an end user.
376: Although using Linux as a reference OS, many of the examples also have
377: a description how to get things done under BSD.
378: In a separate cookbook chapter, several scenarios from daily work are solved
379: using OpenSSH.
380: Furthermore, this book is the first German book to cover VPN via OpenSSH.
1.77 deraadt 381: <dd>
1.67 grunk 382: <p>
1.22 aaron 383: <dt><i>SSH, The Secure Shell.</i>
384: <dd>by Daniel J. Barrett and Richard Silverman
385: <dd>The Definitive Guide. OpenSSH is covered in detail.
386: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596000111/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
387: <p>
1.15 philen 388: <dt><i>TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1</i>
389: <dd>by W. Richard Stevens
390: <dd>
391: "Network administration" is really an inappropriate heading for this book. It
392: is an encyclopedia of the TCP/IP protocol suite. This book provides information,
1.35 pvalchev 393: and diagrams useful to understand the suite to its lowest level.
1.15 philen 394: Home enthusiasts, developers, and network administrators alike will enjoy this
395: book.
396: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201633469/openbsdA/">Order
397: from Amazon</a>]
398: <p>
1.20 chris 399: <dt><i>Kerberos: A Network Authentication System</i>
400: <dd>by Brian Tung
401: <dd>
402: A guide for administrators of Kerberos-based networks. Explains concepts of
403: the Kerberos system, as well as the installation and administration of it.
404: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201379244/openbsdA/">Order
405: from Amazon</a>]
406: <p>
1.34 miod 407: <dt><i>IPsec: The New Security Standard for the Internet, Intranets and Virtual
1.20 chris 408: Private Networks</i>
409: <dd>by Naganand Doraswamy and Dan Harkins
410: <dd>
1.34 miod 411: This book explains the IPsec protocol suite. It also describes its relation
1.20 chris 412: to the current deployments, such as VPNs, and future ideas.
413: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130118982/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 414: <p>
1.20 chris 415: <dt><i>Computer Networks</i>
416: <dd>by Andy Tanenbaum
417: <dd>
418: This book is an high-level guide to modern computer networking. It presents
419: a wide range of protocols, concepts, and technologies. It covers technologies
420: from fiber to wireless, LANs, Mobile IP, and a lot more.
1.70 deraadt 421: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0130661023/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
1.36 jufi 422: <p>
1.15 philen 423: <dt><i>DNS and BIND</i>
424: <dd>by Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu
425: <dd>
426: This book is an excellent introduction to DNS and BIND, useful for
427: anyone who has to implement DNS under OpenBSD.
1.69 mbalmer 428: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596100574/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 429: from Amazon</a>]
430: <p>
431: <dt><i>DHCP</i>
432: <dd>by Ted Lemon and Ralph E. Droms
433: <dd>
1.46 david 434: Recommended by the <a href="http://www.isc.org/">Internet Software Consortium</a>,
1.15 philen 435: which is the organization that produces the DHCP client/server software
436: included with OpenBSD.
437: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1578701376/openbsdA/">Order from Amazon</a>]
438: <p>
439: <dt><i>Managing NFS and NIS</i>
440: <dd>by Hal Stern
441: <dd>
442: Gives essential information with examples on managing NFS and NIS.
1.33 kevlo 443: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1565925106/openbsdA/">Order
1.15 philen 444: from Amazon</a>]
1.37 dhartmei 445: <p>
446: <dt><i>802.11 Security</i>
447: <dd>by Bruce Potter and Bob Fleck
448: <dd>
449: Provides information on the fundamentals of wireless security, including
450: practical solutions for setting up clients, access points and gateways
451: under several operating systems. Two chapters are dedicated to OpenBSD 3.1,
452: covering wi, bridge, pf and altq.
453: <dd>[<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596002904/openbsdA/">Order
454: from Amazon</a>]
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1.21 chris 456:
1.25 chris 457: <hr>
1.21 chris 458: <h3><a name="7">Cryptography</a></h3>
459: <dl>
460: <dt><i>Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C</i>
461: <dd>by Bruce Schneier
462: <dd>
463: A comprehensive explanation of Cryptography, with information
464: about its history, protocols, and algorithms. This book is a great
465: introduction to cryptography, with the necessary basics
466: to understand the field. Also, it has a very extensive reference section.
1.36 jufi 467: <br>
1.21 chris 468: From Amazon, someone commented "<i>
469: It is common to find that masters of mysterious technical arts are poor communicators. Bruce Schneier
470: demonstrates exceptional skill as a technical communicator. Here is a book about an esoteric subject - one
471: built on a foundation of theoretical mathematics - that ordinary folk can read. Sure, one needs to be
472: motivated by an interest in the subject, and the technical level sometimes requires a more than ordinary
473: background in number theory and the like - but a degree in theoretical mathematics is not necessary to
474: derive pleasure and profit from reading Applied Cryptography.</i>"
475: <dd>
1.36 jufi 476: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471117099/openbsdA/">Order
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1.36 jufi 478: <p>
1.30 jsyn 479: <dt><i>Handbook of Applied Cryptography</i>
1.26 ian 480: <dd>by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. van Oorschot and Scott A. Vanstone
481: <dd>A new and detailed look at Cryptography. The authors write:
482: <dd>
483: ... Public-key cryptographic techniques
484: are now in widespread use, especially in the financial services
485: industry, in the public sector, and by individuals for their personal
486: privacy, such as in electronic mail. This Handbook will serve as a
487: valuable reference for the novice as well as for the expert who
488: needs a wider scope of coverage within the area of cryptography.
489: It is a necessary and timely guide for professionals who practice
490: the art of cryptography.
491: <dd>The entire book is
1.55 grunk 492: <a href="http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/">
1.26 ian 493: available for free downloading</a> (for personal use only)
494: from the book authors' site, in PDF or PostScript.
495: <dd>
1.36 jufi 496: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0849385237/openbsdA/">Order
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498: <p>
1.25 chris 499: <dt><i>SSL and TLS Essentials: Securing the Web</i>
500: <dd>by Stephen A. Thomas
501: <dd>
502: This book offers introductory coverage of the SSL and TLS protocols, with
503: examples. The SSL protocol
504: is currently the basis of secure data transfer and secure transactions
505: on the Internet. Aside from encryption, this book also covers data
506: integrity and details the SSL protocol.
507: <dd>
508: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0471383546/openbsdA/">Order
509: from Amazon</a>]
510: <p>
1.39 jose 511: <dt><i>SSL and TLS: Designing and Building Secure Systems</i>
512: <dd>by Eric Rescorla
513: <dd>
514: This book offers comprehensive information about the SSL and TLS protocols,
515: covering their operation and security,
516: together with usage and implementation details.
517: There are also chapters about HTTP over SSL, and SMTP over TLS (STARTTLS).
518: Eric Rescorla is the author of <tt>ssldump</tt>, a utility that can be
519: used to monitor SSL connections.
520: He has written several commercial and free SSL implementations.
521: <dd>
522: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0201615983/openbsdA/">Order
523: from Amazon</a>]
524: <p>
1.25 chris 525: <dt><i>Big Book of IPsec RFCs: Internet Security Architecture</i>
526: <dd>compiled by Pete Loshin
527: <dd>
1.54 nick 528: A complete reprint of the IPsec RFCs with an extensive index and
529: glossary.
1.25 chris 530: <dd>
1.46 david 531: [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0124558399/openbsdA/">Order
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