Section 3.6. Recommended Reading

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3.6. Recommended Reading

There is a wealth of information on symmetric encryption. Some of the more worthwhile references are listed here. An essential reference work is [SCHN96]. This remarkable work contains descriptions of virtually every cryptographic algorithm and protocol published up to the time of the writing of the book. The author pulls together results from journals, conference proceedings, government publications, and standards documents and organizes these into a comprehensive and comprehensible survey. Another worthwhile and detailed survey is [MENE97]. A rigorous mathematical treatment is [STIN02].

The foregoing references provide coverage of public-key as well as symmetric encryption.

Perhaps the most detailed description of DES is [SIMO95]; the book also contains an extensive discussion of differential and linear cryptanalysis of DES. [BARK91] provides a readable and interesting analysis of the structure of DES and of potential cryptanalytic approaches to DES. [EFF98] details the most effective brute-force attack on DES. [COPP94] looks at the inherent strength of DES and its ability to stand up to cryptanalysis.

BARK91 Barker, W. Introduction to the Analysis of the Data Encryption Standard (DES). Laguna Hills, CA: Aegean Park Press, 1991.

COPP94 Coppersmith, D. "The Data Encryption Standard (DES) and Its Strength Against Attacks." IBM Journal of Research and Development, May 1994.

EFF98 Electronic Frontier Foundation. Cracking DES: Secrets of Encryption Research, Wiretap Politics, and Chip Design. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1998

MENE97 Menezes, A.; van Oorschot, P.; and Vanstone, S. Handbook of Applied Cryptography. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997.

SCHN96 Schneier, B. Applied Cryptography. New York: Wiley, 1996.

SIMO95 Simovits, M. The DES: An Extensive Documentation and Evaluation. Laguna Hills, CA: Aegean Park Press, 1995.

STIN02 Stinson, D. Cryptography: Theory and Practice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002.