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	Handbook of Applied Cryptography URL: http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/ ODP description: The online version of the 1996 CRC book by Menezes, van Oorschot and Vanstone (5th edition) in PostScript and PDF formats. Page description: This site provides order information, updates, errata, supplementary information, chapter bibliographies, and other information for the Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Menezes, van Oorschot and Vanstone.
	An Overview of Cryptography by Gary C. Kessler URL: http://www.garykessler.net/library/crypto.html ODP description: Defines cryptographic terms and concepts, offers crypto scheme comparison, and provides some real world examples. Page title: An Overview of Cryptography
	Snake Oil FAQ URL: http://www.interhack.net/people/cmcurtin/snake-oil-faq.html ODP description: Guide to evaluating the quality and fitness for purpose of cryptography tools. Page title: Snake Oil Warning Signs:Encryption Software to Avoid
	Cryptography FAQ URL: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/ ODP description: Ten part FAQ list that is essential reading for any newcomer to cryptography. Page title: Cryptography FAQ Index
	International Association for Cryptologic Research URL: http://www.iacr.org/ ODP description: The IACR is dedicated to promoting research in Cryptology. They sponsor the Crypto, Eurocrypt, and Asiacrypt conferences, run workshops, and publish the Journal of Cryptology.
	Crypto-Gram URL: http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html ODP description: Free monthly email newsletter covering developments in cryptography and other computer security issues.
	Choosing a Good Password URL: http://www.cs.umd.edu/faq/Passwords.shtml ODP description: Tips on choosing a difficult to crack password and pitfalls in password selection. Page description: Choosing a Good Password>
	Why Cryptography Is Harder Than It Looks URL: http://www.schneier.com/essay-037.html ODP description: Essay on pitfalls of implementing and using secure systems.
	A Cryptographic Compendium URL: http://www.quadibloc.com/crypto/intro.htm ODP description: Outline of the various types of cipher systems that have been used historically and the relationships between them. Page title: Introduction
	Frode Weierud's Cryptology Page URL: http://frode.home.cern.ch/frode/crypto/ ODP description: History of cryptography, cipher machines and their simulation, cryptanalysis and other code breaking techniques. Page title: Frode Weierud's CryptoCellar Page description: Frode's Cryptology Page is dedicated to the history of cryptography, cipher machines and their simulation, cryptanalysis and other code breaking techniques.
	Cyphernomicon URL: http://www2.pro-ns.net/~crypto/cyphernomicon.html ODP description: Tim May's CryptoNotes, and an introduction to the Cypherpunks.
	Cryptix Standard Cryptographic Algorithm Naming URL: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hopwood/crypto/scan/ ODP description: Introduces a system to enumerate and give standard reference identifiers for cryptographic algorithms with sufficient detail that independent implementations will be able to interoperate. Page title: Standard Cryptographic Algorithm Naming
	The Cipher Challenge URL: http://www.simonsingh.net/Cipher_Challenge.html ODP description: History of a code cracking competition. Challenge details, how it was solved, winners, essays and photo gallery. Page title: Cipher Challenge
	Crypto Machines URL: http://www.jproc.ca/crypto/ ODP description: Features machines and systems used in secure communications. Includes brief history on cryptography. Page title: Crypto Machines Home Page
	RSA - Hacking and Cracking URL: http://members.tripod.com/irish_ronan/rsa/ ODP description: Discusses security problems and possible attacks against the RSA cryptosystem. Page title: RSA: Hacking and Cracking
	Randomness and the Netscape Browser URL: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~daw/netscape-randomness.html ODP description: Article about cracking the original Netscape encryption algorithm, and links to resources for generating crypto strength randomness. Page title: Randomness resources for Dr. Dobb's Journal readers
	Deschall URL: http://www.interhack.net/projects/deschall/ ODP description: Articles describing the first crack of a DES-encrypted message, with some source code and mailing list archives. Page title: DESCHALL
	Strong Cryptography Links on the Internet URL: http://www.c4i.org/erehwon/crypto.html ODP description: Dealing with cryptography, information security, cryptographers government, commercial, university, and personal sites, newsgroups, publications, programs and applications. Page title: C4I.org - Strong Cryptography Links on the Internet Page description: This page contains links and pointers to other web pages dealing with cryptography and information security, Strong Cryptography, Blowfish, DES, c2 Net, DigiCash, Cybercash, Cryptography and Security, IEEE, NSA, Applied Cryptography, Information Security, Prime Numbers, RC5-64, distributed.net, Sophie Germain, Lavarand, Random Numbers, MD5, c4i.org, MD4, SKIPJACK, SSL, SET, erehwon@c4i.org, Merkle, Kerberos, MIT PGP Server, SSH, Elliptic Cu...
	International Cryptography Freedom URL: http://www.piracy.com ODP description: Links to cryptography related downloads and information from around the world. Page title: Piracy.com: International Cryptography Freedom
	Cypherpunks URL: ftp://ftp.csua.berkeley.edu/pub/cypherpunks/mailing_list/index.html ODP description: Group, with mailing list, that is interested in privacy and cryptography.