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Helpful Links Policing Online Games is a short, simple survey of how the ideas from the cryptography community can help shut down cheaters. It is not a book that goes into any detail on implementing these ideas. In some cases, a language or platform will come with many tools that make it relatively easy to add security, but in others you'll need to implement everything yourself. This is a list of helpful places to turn for information. Books Handbook of Applied Cryptography  by Alfred J. Menezes, Paul C. Van Oorschot  and Scott A. Vanstone. --- This is a very thorough, mathematical exploration of some of the most important primitives that form the core of modern cryptography. You can get a free electronic copy here. Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice by Wenbo Mao  -- An excellent exploration of how to use cryptography without mistaking the mistakes that have tripped up others. Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++ by John Viega and Matt Messier  -- A thorough and very detailed examination of how to build secure systems in C and it's close cousin, C++. The sections on obfuscating code and data structures may be of particular use to game programmers. Building Secure Software: How to Avoid Security Problems the Right Way by John Viega and  Gary McGraw  -- An earlier book with the same focus on how small decisions can make a big difference in security.   Libraries and Software The GNU Crypto project offers Java code for handling many important primitives.