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		almost on Feb 9, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Schneier has a new book coming out - Cryptography ... Oh good. I do like books on cryptography. Not because I do much cryptography, I don't, but because I like the way it forces me to think.

rmorrison on Feb 10, 2010 [–]

I agree. Learning about the problems that arise in cryptography (as well as general security issues) help me avoid certain mistakes when writing my own code. This book looks promising, particularly the "learn why certain decisions were made".

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