References & Further Reading
Curated links on cryptography, courses, libraries, and research.
- CryptoHack: A free platform focused on learning modern cryptography through interactive puzzles, challenges, and competitions.
- Cryptopals Crypto Challenges: Hands-on challenges where you implement and break various ciphers to learn practical cryptographic concepts.
- Cryptography I (Coursera): Stanford's popular course with foundations in modern crypto.
- edX Cryptography Courses: Courses and certificates from various institutions.
- Metana Cryptography Courses: Roundups across Coursera, Udemy, edX, and MIT OCW.
- Cryptography Stack Exchange: Q&A for researchers, students, and professionals.
- Reddit r/cryptography: News and discussions.
- IACR ePrint Archive: Access to cutting-edge research papers.
- Gary Kessler's Cryptography Overview: A broad overview covering many algorithms and protocols.
- Awesome Cryptography (GitHub): Curated list of libraries, tools, and links.
- Awesome Crypto Papers: Important papers, articles, and tutorials.
- NIST CSRC: Official cryptographic standards (AES, SHA) and guidelines.
- OpenSSL: Ubiquitous TLS/SSL & crypto library.
- Google Tink: Multi-language, easy-to-use crypto APIs.
- Libsodium: Modern primitives and APIs.
- CrypTool: Open-source e-learning software illustrating crypto & cryptoanalysis.
- A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Practical crypto & security engineering.
- Schneier on Security: Security, privacy, and crypto commentary.
- Cryptologie (David Wong): Deep dives and analysis.
- Dhole Moments: Practical crypto topics with code examples.