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diff --git a/doc/manual/index.rst b/doc/manual/index.rst index 988d7732f..1bfc01d30 100644 --- a/doc/manual/index.rst +++ b/doc/manual/index.rst @@ -4,36 +4,6 @@ Introduction If you need to build the library first, start with :doc:`building`. -Books and other resources -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -It's a very good idea if you have some knowledge of cryptography -*before* trying to use the library. This is an area where it is very -easy to make mistakes, and where things are often subtle and/or -counterintuitive. Obviously the library tries to provide things at a -high level precisely to minimize the number of ways things can go -wrong, but naive use will almost certainly not result in a secure -system. - -Especially recommended are: - -- *Cryptography Engineering* - by Niels Ferguson, Bruce Schneier, and Tadayoshi Kohno - -- *Security Engineering -- A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems* - by Ross Anderson - -- *Handbook of Applied Cryptography* - by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. Van Oorschot, and Scott A. Vanstone - (`available online <http://www.cacr.math.uwaterloo.ca/hac/>`_) - -If you're doing something non-trivial or unique, you might want to at -the very least ask for review/input on a mailing list such as the -`metzdowd <http://www.metzdowd.com/mailman/listinfo/cryptography>`_ or -`randombit <http://lists.randombit.net/mailman/listinfo/cryptography>`_ -crypto lists. And (if possible) pay a professional cryptographer or -security company to review your design and code. - References ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |