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Title: Applied Crypto was just what I needed..
Review: AP was exactly what I needed for the practical background necessary to implement the cryptosystems used in a number of products we've built.I found the book to be excellent, thorough, and well written - highly recommended (and hardly "shelf ware" as some of the other venom-filled reviewers have claimed).
