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[Complete List of Books]

Protecting Privacy in Remote-Patient Monitoring ( Atsushi Kara ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2001-05)

Encryption Advances to Meet Internet Challenges ( David Clark ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2000-08)

Cryptography: Is Staying with the Herd Really Best? ( Terry Ritter ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1999-08)

Cryptography: The Importance of Not Being Different ( Bruce Schneier ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1999-03)

Cryptographic Design Vulnerabilities ( Bruce Schneier ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1998-09)

Exploring Steganography: Seeing the Unseen ( Neil F. Johnson, Sushil Jajodia ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1998-02)

HP's International Cryptography Framework: Compromise or Threat? ( Sara Reese Hedberg ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1997-01)

Public key cryptography ( Simson L. Garfinkel ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1996-06)

Network Security Under Siege: The Timing Attack ( Erin English, Scott Hamilton ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1996-03)

NSK-A Norwegian cryptochip for supersafe communications ( Algirdas $\bf Pak\check stas$, Sonata $\bf Pak\check stien\dot e$ ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1996-02)

Pseudorandom Bit Generators in Stream-Cipher Cryptography ( Kencheng Zeng, Chung-Huang Yang, Dah-Yea Wei, T.R.N. Rao ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1991-02)

Encryption by Hand? [2002/03/30]

Recommendations For Personal Digital Certificates? [2002/03/28]

PGP vs GnuPG in Big Business? [2002/02/07]

Is There a Future for PGP? [2002/01/08]

What's Now State of the Art in Encryption Technology? [2001/09/25]

How Would Crypto Back Doors Work? [2001/09/20]

What Encryption Do People In The Know Use? [2001/08/08]

Is Hardware-Based Encryption Dead Yet? [2001/05/27]

Are Open Standards Bad for Encryption? [2001/04/14]

Is Encryption Really Secure? [2001/04/06]

Per-File Encryption Support in NT4? [ 2000/10/01]

How Will Applications Change with RSA Unpatented? [ 2000/09/14]

GPG vs. PGP? [ 2000/09/06]

Fixing Bad SSH Connections? [ 2000/07/03]

Open Source SSL Cert Server? [ 2000/04/13]

Enigma Encryption Vs. Modern Computers? [ 2000/04/10]

Information On Cryptography And Effects On Society? [ 2000/04/06]

SAN vs NAS-Secure Data Storage for Small Businesses? [ 2000/03/21]

Batch Processing And Digital Watermarks? [ 2000/03/09]

SSH v. SRP [ 2000/02/24]

SSH vs SSL/Telnet [ 2000/01/22]

Public-key Based Streamed Encryption? [ 1999/11/09]

Suggested Books for Learning Cryptography? [ 1999/10/09]

Will Expiration of RSA's Patent Unencumber SSL/PGP? [ 1999/10/05]

Is there an Encryption Distribution FAQ/HOWTO? [ 1999/09/05]

Using SSH on non-US Sites for Crypto Development? [ 1999/09/02]

Encryption In OpenSource? [ 1999/05/07]

Is There a PGP Key Repository? [ 1999/03/16]

Is there an Open PKI initiative? [ 1999/02/28]

Does Free Encryption Software for the Pilot Exist? [ 1999/01/14]

How do you get non-"Certified" SSL Keys to Work? [ 1998/12/17]

Cryptography and Digital Signatures [ 1998/09/30]

PGP Keys [ 1998/09/03]

Questions and Answers

bdes(1) - encrypt/decrypt using the Data Encryption Standard {oss}

des - Purported DES program in C {oss}

KWoodhammer - KWoodhammer is the all-in-one solution for traditional encryption methods as you know from Enigma, the Pope or the Russian Secret Service (KGB). {(L)GPL}

pgpenvelope - pgpenvelope is an interface between Pine and the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG). It allows one to perform expected OpenPGP-related operations on messages. Ease of installation, setup, and use are distinguishing features. {(L)GPL}

BeeCrypt Cryptography Library - BeeCrypt is an ongoing project to provide a strong and fast cryptography toolkit. Includes entropy sources, random generators, block ciphers, hash functions, message authentication codes, multiprecision integer routines, and public key primitives. {(L)GPL}

GnuPG::Interface - GnuPG::Interface is a Perl module interface to interacting with GnuPG. It implements a rich set of filehandle communications with GnuPG and includes a key object organization structure, with information gathered from GnuPG's with-colons option. {(L)GPL}

Geheimnis - Geheimnis is a KDE application that "wraps" around encryption programs and their irksome command-line interface, making it easier for users to use these programs. It is made in the style of Win31's PGP Shells that were GUI-based wrappers arou {(L)GPL}

WCCO - Visual Basic COM wrappers for the Microsoft CryptoAPI, as described in the book "Cryptography for Visual Basic." {oss}

GnuPG - is a complete implementation of the OpenPGP Internet standard. {GPL,GNU}

bouncycastle-1.11 - Cleanroom build of Java Cryptography Extensions

crank-0.2.1 - CRyptANalysis toolKit

pgpin-010323 - PGP International version - improved for use in IN-CA

ruby-blowfish-0.2 - A Ruby interface to the Blowfish cipher

stan-0.3 - Generate several statisical information of a stream

solitaire-19980817 - The reference implementation of the Solitaire encryption algorithm

cryptix-jce-20000211 - JCE(Java Cryptograph Extension) by Cryptix

jce-aba-1.1 - A clean room implementation of the Java Cryptograph Extension (JCE) API

aescrypt-0.7 - A command-line AES encryption/decryption suite

cryptcat-0.0 - Standard netcat enhanced with twofish encryption

gpa-0.4.3 - This is a graphical frontend for the GNU Privacy Guard

outguess-0.2 - Steganographic tool

p5-Crypt-Blowfish-2.06 - Perl5 interface to the Blowfish encryption alogorithm

p5-Crypt-CBC-1.25 - Perl5 interface to Cipher Block Chaining with DES and IDEA

pad-1.0.4,1 - A command-line utility to encrypt files

pgpdump-0.16 - PGP packet visualizer

pks-0.9.4 - PGP Public Key Server

steghide-0.4.4 - Steganography tool to hide data in binary files

tea-total-0.4 - Extremely small 128 bit private key based encryption/decryption system

ccrypt-1.2 - A command-line utility for encrypting and decrypting files and streams

geheimnis-2 - Shell for integrating PGP/GnuPG into KDE

nofgpg-0.4 - No One Fears GPG

p5-Convert-PEM-0.06 - Read/write access to ASN.1-encoded PEM files with optional encryption

p5-Crypt-DES_EDE3-0.01 - Perl5 interface to a implementing 3-DES EDE encryption and decryption

p5-Crypt-DH-0.03 - Perl5 interface to a Diffie-Hellman key exchange system

p5-Crypt-DSA-0.12 - DSA signature and key generation

p5-Crypt-HCE_SHA-0.60 - Perl5 interface to one way hash chaining block cipher

p5-Crypt-OTP-1.03 - Perl implementation of the One Time Pad (hence, OTP) encryption method

p5-Crypt-OpenPGP-0.16 - Pure-Perl OpenPGP-compatible PGP implementation

p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-Random-0.03 - Perl5 interface to the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator

p5-Crypt-Primes-0.49 - Provable Prime Number Generator suitable for Cryptographic Applications

p5-Crypt-RC4-2.02 - Perl implementation of the RC4 encryption algorithm

p5-Crypt-RSA-1.48 - RSA public-key cryptosystem

p5-Crypt-Solitaire-2.0 - Solitaire encryption

p5-Digest-BubbleBabble-0.01 - Perl5 interface to a fingerprint in "bubble babble" format

p5-Filter-CBC-0.07 - Source filter for Cipher Block Chaining

p5-Tie-EncryptedHash-1.1 - Hashes (and objects based on hashes) with encrypting fields

pgp-2.6.3i - PGP MIT or International version - Public-Key encryption for the masses

py22-cryptkit-0.9 - A Cryptographic Toolkit for Python

pgpsendmail-1.4 - PGP sign/encrypt/decrypt messages automatically.

SSLtelnet-0.13 - SSL enhanced telnet/telnetd

cfs-1.4.0b2 - A cryptographic file system implemented as a user-space NFS server

premail-0.46_1 - E-mail privacy package, support anon remailers, PGP, nyms

skip-1.0_2 - Stateless IP layer security and encryption from Sun Microsystems

p5-PGP-Sign-0.16 - Create detached PGP signatures for data

cbw - Crypt Breaker's Workbench {oss}

des - DES encryption routines and a login front-end {oss}

Crypt Breaker's Workbench - Crypt Breaker's Workbench {oss}

des-no-usa - DES routines and program - free of US controls {oss}

hill - Encrypt using Hill cipher {oss}

lsh - GPL'd implementation of SSH. {GPL}

ZipCracker - Cracks password protected zip archives with brute force(TM) {GPL}

Secure Syslog - Cryptographically secure system logging tool for UNIX systems {PD}

GnomePGP - Gnome frontend for PGP {x,GPL}

KeyNote {GPL}

pgp4pine - Interactive program for using PGP with email programs, specifically Pine {GPL}

Slurpie - Distributed passwd cracker {GPL}

Mailcrypt - Provides a simple interface topublic key cryptography with PGP {GPL}

PGPMenu - Interactive menu for using PGP2, PGP5, and/or GPG {GPL}

TCFS - Transparent Cryptographic File System {GPL}

pgpgpg - wrapper around GnuPG which takes PGP 2.6 command line options {GPL}

BlackOut Security Suite 2.6

Handango Vault

PGPHTML - Generates PGP signed web-pages {freely distributable}

PGP Personal Security 7.0

Disklock to Lock and Encrypt Sensitive Data with A Click

Trfcrypt - Add-On to Trf, various encryption algorithms {BSL}

mcrypt - A replacement for the old unix crypt(1). Uses several block algorithms.

john-1.6 - featureful Unix password cracker

ssh - Remote Login Program {free for non-commercial use}

distributed.net clients - Client for participation in the RC5 and DES cracking contests {Freeware}

PGPHTML - Generates PGP signed web-pages

logi.crypto - Pure Java Strong Encryption Package {GPL}

MindTerm - SSH-client in pure Java, includes stand-alone ssh- and terminal(vt100)-packages {GPL}

gnupg-1.0.6_6 - The GNU Privacy Guard

Conceal It for The Palm OS Win & Palm

Applications and Utilities

des_read_password, des_read_2password, des_string_to_key, des_string_to_2key, des_read_pw_string, des_random_key, des_set_key, des_key_sched, des_ecb_encrypt, des_3ecb_encrypt, des_cbc_encrypt, des_3cbc_encrypt, - (non USA) DES encryption {oss}

blf_key blf_enc blf_dec (3) - Blowfish encryption {oss}

crypt setkey encrypt des_setkey des_cipher (3) - DES encryption {oss}

Crypto++ - free C++ library for cryptography: includes ciphers, message authentication codes, one-way hash functions, public-key cryptosystems, and key agreement schemes

borzoi-0.9.5 - An Elliptic Curve Cryptography Library

gpgme-0.3.0 - A library to make access to GnuPG easier

ruby-mcrypt-0.2 - A Ruby interface to the mcrypt library

p5-Crypt-Cracklib-0.01 - Perl interface to Alec Muffet's cracklib library

beecrypt-2.1.0 - BeeCrypt is an open source cryptography library

cryptopp-4.1 - A free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes

p5-CipherSaber-0.60 - Perl module providing an OO interface to CipherSaber encryption

p5-Crypt-ECB-1.1 - Perl module implementing the ECB encryption algorithm

p5-Crypt-Rijndael-0.05 - Perl module that implements the Rijndael cipher

p5-Crypt-TripleDES-0.24 - Perl module implementing the Triple-DES cipher

p5-Crypt-UnixCrypt-1.0 - Perl module implementing crypt(3) function

p5-GnuPG-Interface-0.31 - Perl module for interfacing with GnuPG

p5-Twofish-1.0 - Perl module implementing the Twofish cipher

p5-Net-SSH-0.02 - Perl5 module to access and use ssh protocol

nettle-1.5 - A low-level cryptographic library

p5-Crypt-OpenSSL-RSA-0.12 - Perl5 module to RSA encode and decode strings using OpenSSL

p5-Cryptix-1.16 - Perl5 interface to the Cryptix Crypto Library (Blowfish, DES and IDEA)

py22-gnupg-0.3.2 - Python module for GnuPG interface

py22-twofish-0.7 - Twofish cryptographic module for Python

ruby-aes-0.1.0 - A Ruby extension library which implements AES (Rijndael) encryption

bugs-4.0.1 - Great cryptography library and sample programs

rsaref-2.0 - encryption/authentication library, RSA/MDX/DES

p5-Crypt-DES-2.03 - Perl5 interface to DES block cipher

p5-Crypt-IDEA-1.01 - Perl5 interface to IDEA block cipher

p5-PGP-0.3a - Perl5 module to work with PGP messages

p5-MD5-2.02 - Perl5 interface to MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

des - DES encryption routines and a login front-end {oss}

Des - A Perl interface to the DES (Data Encryption) library. You'll need a C DES library. Also see the Crypt::DES module.

Net::SSLeay - An interface to Netscape's SSL (Secure Socket Layer). By Eric A. Young, hence "eay". [Perl] {oss}

sslUSA27.tgz - ssl and crypto libraries with RSAREF -- USA USE ONLY

PGPlib.tgz - library to generate (and manipulate) PGP packets

ssl27.tgz - ssl-2.7-intl, libraries that include the RSA algorithm.

SSLeay - free implementation of Netscape's Secure Socket Layer {free to use but restricted}

Libraries and Functions

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