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The book is intended for a course in coding theory and cryptography for students in engineering, computer science and mathematics. The book is a revised and updated version of the first edition [Coding Theory: The Essentials by \textit{D. G. Hoffman}, \textit{D. A. Leonard}, \textit{C. C. Lindner}, \textit{K. T. Phelps}, \textit{C. A. Rodger}, \textit{J. R. Wall} (same series Vol. 150, Marcel Dekker 1991; Zbl 0744.94001)]. The authors' philosophy is to introduce the necessary mathematics just in time to be applied and to avoid unnecessary mathematical generalizations. The first edition of the book was intended for a course in coding theory only and comprises the first nine chapters of the second edition. The book has been expanded by including three new chapters on cryptography. Chapter 10 deals with classical cryptography, in particular symmetric key systems. In Chapter 11 some topics in algebra and number theory are introduced with applications to primality testing, factoring, square roots and discrete logarithms. The final Chapter 12 is devoted to public key cryptography and includes a description of the RSA and ElGamal cryptosystems as well as Diffie-Hellman key agreements. The book is an attractive textbook that will be an excellent choice for a course that covers both coding theory and cryptography.