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Silvio Coccaro

A passionate scholar of classical cryptanalysis and a member of the American Cryptogram Association. Plano, Texas, USA

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Silvio Coccaro
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Silvio Coccaro

physician - programmer - cryptologist - nativity scene maker

About

Computer science expert

I've been working in computer programming for about forty years. At Momento Medico in Salerno, I developed numerous medical software products purchased by Italian subsidiaries of international pharmaceutical companies.

The website of Bruce Schneier, a world-famous American cryptologist, has hosted my translation of his "Solitaire" encryption algorithm since 2010. The Italian translation is on the page

Since 2000, I have been working on cryptography and cryptanalysis, developing the necessary software. In 2021, the journal Cryptologia, published by Taylor & Francis [Milton Park, UK], published a review of my application: "Classical Cryptology at play." Here is the review

A few years ago I produced the "Headache" program which uses the International Headache Society classification [IHS - version 3 of 2018] and which allows the diagnosis of approximately 330 different headaches.

Portfolio

My interests are oriented towards Life Science, Computer Science, classical cryptology and the world of secret services and espionage.

  • All works
  • Cryptanalysis
  • Cryptography
  • Neurology
  • Computer science
  • Nativity scene art
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Cryptanalysis

Cryptograms

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Cryptography

Software

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Neurology

Headache

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Computer science

Cybersecurity

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Computer science

Virus, hacker and spammer

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Nativity scene art

Nativity scene in Swiss pine