I came looking into the comments for tptacek's reply.
To the OP, take it from him and look no further. Get yourself enrolled in some learning course like the Matasano's crypto challenge and see where that takes you. Good luck.
To the OP, take it from him and look no further. Get yourself enrolled in some learning course like the Matasano's crypto challenge and see where that takes you. Good luck.
cryptopals was the reason I got into security, everything just pales in comparison.