Introduction

Read in the paper of Peter Meyer "An Introduction to the Use of Encryption" about how to avoid "snake oil" and how to choose reliable encryption software for securing your information.

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Description of cryptographic algorithms used in FineCrypt

• Overview

• AES (Rijndael) (PDF)

• Blowfish

• CAST-256 (PDF)

• GOST (PostScript)

• MARS (PostScript)

• RC-6 (PDF)

• Serpent (PDF)

• TripleDES (PDF)

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Cryptographic systems

Minimal Key Lengths for Symmetric Ciphers to Provide Adequate Commercial Security.
A Report by an Ad Hoc Group of Cryptographers and Computer Scientists

Strengthening Passwords. [PostScript file 153 Kb] [Abstract]
Martin Abadi, T. Mark A. Lomas, Roger Needham.

FIPS PUB 140-1 Security requirements for cryptographic modules.
Federal Information Processing Standards Publication

DoD 5200.28-STD - Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria.

A Guid to Understanding Data Remanence in Automated Information Systems
The National Computer Security Center publication

Cryptography

Unbalanced Feistel Networks and Block-Cipher Design. [PDF file 260 Kb] [Abstract]
Bruce Schneier, John Kelsey

The Security of the RC-6 Block Cipher. [PostScript file 875 Kb]
Ronald Rivest, etc.

Cryptanalysis

Cryptanalitic Attacks on Pseudorandom number generators [PDF file 222 Kb] [Abstract]
Bruce Schneier, John Kelsey, etc.

A Self-Study Course in Block-Cipher Cryptanalysis [PDF file 151 Kb]
Bruce Schneier.

On the Weak Keys of Blowfish. [PostScript file 240 Kb]
Serge Vaudenay.

Improved Differential Attacks on RC-5. [PostScript file 162 Kb]
Lars R. Knudsen, Willi Meier.

Attacks on Shamir's "RSA for paranoids". [PostScript file 77 Kb]
Henri Gilbert, etc.

Slide Attacks. [PostScript file 216 Kb]
Alex Biryukov, David Wagner.