Applications of cryptography

My apologies for getting caught up in the political
momentum of the Private vs. Public debate on income
tax. It was too tempting...

Anyway, back to wondering.

I am trying to compile information about the different
applications of cryptography. I would like to create
something like the handbook of cryptography. Some
examples that come to mind are: digital cash, DC nets,
coin flipping, mental poker, digital signatures,
secure communication, encrypted file systems, etc.
Any help will be appreciated. 

If people respond to me directly, I will post a summary
to the list, and maybe distribute the handbook if it is
a successful project in a few months.

Thanks,
Wonderer
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>I am trying to compile information about the different
>applications of cryptography. 

There's no need.  Go out and buy Bruce Schneier's new crypto book
whose title I forget.  I has exactly the selection of articles you
want and comes with source code.

Cody's here in Berkeley has four copies on order; I'll bet they sell
out in a week once they arrive.  Bruce was offering to send people
copies in exchange for a check; details were on sci.crypt.

I'm sure there are interesting topics in there that you'd want
covered, but there's no need to duplicate the effort of a fellow who's
worked on this for a couple of years.

Eric

hughes@ah.com (Eric Hughes) writes:
> 
> >I am trying to compile information about the different
> >applications of cryptography. 
> 
> There's no need.  Go out and buy Bruce Schneier's new crypto book
> whose title I forget.  I has exactly the selection of articles you
> want and comes with source code.

The title is:

Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C

Author: Bruce Schneier
Publisher: J. Willey and Sons
ISBN 0-471-59756-2


I got mine on Monday :)


jim