What books are worth reading on cryptography from scratch to guru?

Question

Books

Hello, I want to become a cryptographer, cryptanalyst. What books do you recommend reading in this direction, I want to know from and to about cryptography (ciphers), to disassemble to the smallest particle. (From scratch)

Answer 1

Start with Bruce Schneier and his Applied Cryptography , or if you want a simpler but not so deep start, then Vladimir Zhelnikov - Cryptography from Papyrus to Computer . After reading these books, you will already be able to form a list of Google questions for yourself. And then it's a matter of technology. :)

Answer 2

What books do you recommend reading in this area?

You can start with "Cryptography" by N. Smart , and then go deeper into mathematics and study the latest trends in this area, which for the most part will be available only in electronic form and only in English. Well, don’t forget about practice, they said correctly above - you can’t go anywhere without it.

Answer 3

Mathematics and systems of equations (not school!).