Links to Cryptography and Privacy Related Sites

There is a lot published on the web about cryptography. We provide the links below as an introduction. Please use our forum let us know which sites that you think are great were left out and if you think any of the included sites should have been left out.

Also, take a look at out bookstore for cryptography related books.

General

Wikipedia is a great place to begin learning about any subject.
Handbook of Applied Cryptography is a downloadable 816 page book.
An Overview of Cryptography Defines some of the terms and concepts behind basic cryptographic methods, and offers a way to compare the myriad cryptographic schemes in use today. It also provides some real examples of cryptography in use today.
Cryptography "What follows is a list of freely available crypto systems, with comments based on my limited reading in books and on the net. I am not an expert in cryptography, and the following comments are therefor not to be taken as anything but an introductory words on the subject."
Introduction to Cryptography "In the following, basic terminology and the main methods of cryptography are presented.
Cryptography FAQ
A more concise, up to date Cryptography FAQ
Comparison Of Secure Email Technologies
Privacy Resources, by Marcus P. Zillman for monitoring privacy resources and sites on the Internet.
Simple Notes on Internet Security and Email by Tim Richardson is a great, low tech, introduction to how public key cryptography works in an email environment.

Algorithms and Libraries

Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols from Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO.
Standard Cryptographic Algorithm Naming
Security Testing and Metrics (NIST).
Cryptographic Libraries Source Available Cryptographic Libraries.
Cryptographic Libraries and Source Code This site also has other security tools.

Commercial Cryptography

thawte SSL Certificates and more.
Why Cryptography is Harder than It Looks
VeriSign