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diff --git a/doc/reading.rst b/doc/reading.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3b3545e28 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/reading.rst @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ + +Recommended Reading +======================================== + +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/>`_) |