From: Petro <petro@playboy.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 16:21:07 +0800
To: Bruce Schneier <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Announcement: A Self-Study Course in Block CipherCryptanalysis
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At 2:02 PM -0500 9/30/98, Bruce Schneier wrote:
>Ever since writing Applied Cryptography, I have been asked to recommend a
>book on cryptanalysis.  My unfortunate answer is that while there are
>several good books on cryptography, there are no books, good or bad, on
>cryptanalysis.
...

>To help in getting this experience, I designed a self-study course in
>block-cipher cryptanalysis.  With it, a student can follow an ordered path
>through the academic literature and emerge out the other side fully capable
>of breaking new algorithms and publishing new cryptanalytic results.

...

>The paper is available in both postscript and pdf formats at:
>
>	http://www.counterpane.com/self-study.html
>
>Comments are always appreciated.

	Thanks.
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