Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C (Paperback) by Bruce Schneier

from Pondlife

I read this book back in 1998, and it was the first serious cryptography book I'd read. It's the classic reference book, and it covers a lot of ground. It's over 15 years old now, so it's missing s...

from mcandre

The go-to book on cryptography for programmers.

from jaygheiser

I've owned this book for two years and have been picking away at it since January of this year. This is absolutely the best book on encryption. I strongly recommend it.

from Wprecht

Simply the best book out there for the programmer that needs to learn and understand the fundamentals of *applied* cryptography.

from kislam

Contains both an excellent introduction to information security and the cryptographic problem as well as detailing implementations for many algorithms. Includes a section on real world case studies...