” Introduction to Cryptography with Open - Source Software ” by Alasdair McAndrew

Introduction to Cryptography with Open-Source Software is a well written text book covering many aspects: an introduction to cryptography, a clever use of the open source algebra system Sage and various exercises on cryptography and Sage. It provides a very good understanding of practical cryptography. Many mathematical algorithms and cryptographic schemes are discussed in detail and illustrated with comprehensible examples and tables as well as the corresponding codes with Sage. The mathematics are very easy to follow which makes the book more readable for the advanced undergraduate or graduate student. It will also be of interest to professionals looking for a clear and concise introduction to cryptography.