Illustrating the power of algorithms Algorithmic Cryptanalysis describes algorithmic methods with cryptographically relevant examples. Focusing on both private- and public-key cryptographic algorithms it presents each algorithm either as a textual description in pseudo-code or in a C code program. Divided into three parts the book begins with a short introduction to cryptography and a background chapter on elementary number theory and algebra. It then moves on to algorithms with each chapter in this section dedicated to a single topic and often illustrated with simple cryptographic applications. The final part addresses more sophisticated cryptographic applications including LFSR-based stream ciphers and index calculus methods. Accounting for the impact of current computer architectures this book explores the algorithmic and implementation aspects of cryptanalysis methods. It can serve as a handbook of algorithmic methods for cryptographers as well as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on cryptanalysis and cryptography. . Language: English