MARK STAMP, PHD, is Professor of Computer Science at San Jose State University. In addition to his experience working in private industry and academia, Dr. Stamp spent seven years as a cryptanalyst for the U.S. National Security Agency. He is the author of Information Security: Principles and Practice. RICHARD M. LOW, PHD, is Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics at San Jose State University. His research interests include cryptography, combinatorics, and group theory.
...a very good book for students and people who want to learn some real cryptanalysis... (Computing Reviews.com, October 1, 2007) ...this is not a book to be merely read or studied, but a field manual to be followed. (Computing Reviews.com, August 14, 2007)