Cracking codes with python

ofer shmueli
1 min readOct 13, 2021

Great book for anyone who wants to learn how cryptography works, and how to implement the knowledge using python

Im a big gan of cryptography and when it comes to transposition ciphers , substitution ciphers and the classic caesar cipher . you will find me hooked

That is why i got excited reading “Cracking codes with python” https://amzn.to/3FHkR45 one of the best books that does both. teach you the theory behind the classic and modern ciphers and build the foundation to deliver that into a true python script/program

The theoratical part is composed of the basics ( shift cipher as caesar cipher ) , double encryption . key space , moves on to transposition and substitution and from there , it discusses the most important elements that you need to understand in order to program : integars, floating point units, math operations and storing them as variables

And this is only the starting point

Cracking codes with python is a fantastic book for anyone who wants to enrich it’s crypto skills with functional tools

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