Programming needed for Cryptography

[The|M|onster]

I was wondering, what types of programming languages are used in the field of Cryptography? I'm a math major with a working knowledge of C/C++, Java, and Python. Would it be worthwhile to learn some assembly languages? Should I learn more high level languages? Or, should I hone my skills in the languages I already know?

 

[DaleSwanson]

TrueCrypt is a good open source encryption program. It's written in C, C++, and assembly. Since it's open source you can review the source yourself.
http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads2

 

[mgb_phys]

Generally c, you need high performance, low level bit operations and wide availability on different platforms.
you should start with these books;
http://www.schneier.com/book-applied.html -the bible of crypto programming
http://www.schneier.com/book-practical.html -more of a how to implement it
http://www.schneier.com/book-twofish.html - haven't read this but is an explanation of a top class algorithm

 

[The|M|onster]

Thank you very much for the recommendations. I suppose I will work on learning more C and check out those links.