Section 5.3. Recommended Reading and Web Sites

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5.3. Recommended Reading and Web Sites

The most thorough description of AES so far available is the book by the developers of AES, [DAEM02]. The authors also provide a brief description and design rationale in [DAEM01]. [LAND04] is a rigorous mathematical treatment of AES and its cryptanalysis.

DAEM01 Daemen, J., and Rijmen, V. "Rijndael: The Advanced Encryption Standard." Dr. Dobb's Journal, March 2001.

DAEM02 Daemen, J., and Rijmen, V. The Design of Rijndael: The Wide Trail Strategy Explained. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2002.

LAND04 Landau, S. "Polynomials in the Nation's Service: Using Algebra to Design the Advanced Encryption Standard." American Mathematical Monthly, February 2004.

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Recommended Web Sites

• AES home page: NIST's page on AES. Contains the standard plus a number of other relevant documents.

• The AES Lounge: Contains a comprehensive bibliography of documents and papers on AES, with access to electronic copies.