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c. 850 CE

Al-Kindi describes frequency analysis

The Arab polymath Al-Kindi produced the first known systematic method of cryptanalysis.

Canonical milestoneAbbasid Caliphate1 timeline

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TimelineTimeline of the History of Cryptography

Position 4

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 98%

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islamic-worldcryptographycryptanalysis