Network Security with OpenSSL
by John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir Chandra
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Author: John Viega, Matt Messier, Pravir ChandraEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-06-15
ISBN: 059600270X
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
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Book Review: Another example of how NOT to write a technical book
Summary: 2 Stars
Although I haven't finished reading the book yet, my level of frustration with it warrants a review. I'll update the review if I change my mind. Setting aside the many typos (e.g. bottom of p. 86), the fact that the book is now 7-8 years out of date, and explanations of functions that are frequently less clear than the online documentation, my complaint has to do with the almost randomized organization of the material. The first chapter is an overview that focuses on jargon more than anything; in particular it doesn't provide a clear description of exactly what happens when an SSL connection is established (the single most important detail for understanding everything that follows). This renders the second chapter on the command line interface next to useless, since it's only somewhat clear what these commands are doing -- shouldn't this material come after almost everything else? The 3rd chapter shows how to generate public keys without explaining clearly how they're used, and the 4th chapter jumps right into multithreading support, abstract I/O, and random number generation. Where the authors just writing down whatever popped into their heads next? Where were the editors on this project?
It does contain some useful information, hence the 2 stars, but the authors' horrible writing style and inability to organize their thoughts really makes me want to give a 1-star review. Terrible book, although still better than the online documentation overall. And unfortunately, no one appears to have a written a better one (as of July 2009).
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