Well try several ones:
- Koblitz: Number Theory and Cryptography - get the crucial understanding of elliptic curves math from complete zero,
- then try a great "Introduction to Modern Cryptography" by Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell
and you good to go.
- Koblitz: Number Theory and Cryptography - get the crucial understanding of elliptic curves math from complete zero,
- then try a great "Introduction to Modern Cryptography" by Jonathan Katz and Yehuda Lindell
and you good to go.
Both are good, Koblitz is really a must and also very interesting for other things besides crytography. Additionally, Arto Salomaa's Public-Key Cryptography is a classic text regarding, surprsise, public-key cryptography and I found it was particularly clear and well-written.
I've got a BS in CS and then 10 years of professional software development experience on top of that. But, as my initial post stated, I haven't really dealt with cryptography much at all so my actual relevant experience on that particular subject I'd still categorize as pretty basic. But I'd like to add it my list of things I'm fairly knowledgeable about. So maybe the answer is both? I start with the primers and then move onto a textbook? 