Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderWarning: this is more of a reference book. If you’re looking for a more gentle introduction to all things cryptography check my book https://www.amazon.com/Real-World-Cryptography-David-Wong/dp...
This is old cryptography. This book should not be quite as bad for its readers as Schneier's Applied Cryptography (which includes many ciphers which were known to be broken at the time, with little hint of that fact in the text), but it's still old-fashioned. E.g. - Chapter 7 "block ciphers" doesn't even mention CTR mode, but does mention CFB and OFB. Modern cryptosystems all use CTR mode, and no new system I'm aware of uses CFB or OFB. -…
I'm an aspiring cryptographer and this book is hands-down one of the best references for applied cryptography out there today. Don't let the date fool you; cryptography is an area where maturity is well appreciated. It's also fantastic that the whole thing is available online, but believe me when I say that the text is well worth the price if you ever find yourself needing a good cryptography reference. Some other good references are Introduction to Modern Cryptography by Katz…
1996
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 406
- Total comments
- 60
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-23 | Handbook of Applied Cryptography - free | Hitchhiker | 1 | 0 |
| 2013-07-07 | Handbook of Applied Cryptography (2001) | sirsar | 82 | 19 |
| 2016-05-09 | Handbook of Applied Cryptography (2001)First breakout | rfreytag | 114 | 17 |
| 2018-07-08 | The Handbook of Applied Cryptography | znpy | 5 | 0 |
| 2022-06-20 | Handbook of Applied Cryptography | teleforce | 5 | 1 |
| 2023-12-18 | Handbook of Applied CryptographyBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | phab | 193 | 22 |
| 2025-05-13 | New online courses based on Handbook of Applied Cryptography | teleforce | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-06-23 | Handbook of Applied Cryptography | mooreds | 3 | 1 |