Giovanni Soro

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Giovanni Soro (died 1544) was a Venetian cipher secretary (appointed 1506) and one of the first great Western cryptographers.[1] His reputation was so great that leaders of other states, including Pope Clement VII, sent messages to him for cryptanalysis.[2] He wrote a treatise on cryptography which has since been lost.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Kahn, David (1996). The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet. Scribner, 109. ISBN 0684831309. 
  2. ^ Singh, Simon (1999). The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking. Fourth Estate, 28. ISBN ISBN 0-385-49531-5. 
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