Origins of Cryptology: the Arab Contributions

@article{AlKadit1992OriginsOC,
  title={Origins of Cryptology: the Arab Contributions},
  author={Ibrahim A. Al-Kadit},
  journal={Cryptologia},
  year={1992},
  volume={16},
  pages={97-126},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:62601575}
}
Factors behind the emergence and advancement of Arab cryptology are discussed and the specific contributions of some Arab cryptologists are highlighted based on newly discovered documents.
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