First recorded use of steganography
440 BC published
The first recorded uses of steganography can be traced back to when Herodotus mentions two examples in his Histories.
Histiaeus sent a message to his vassal, Aristagoras, by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, "marking" the message onto his scalp, then sending him on his way once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, "When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon."
Additionally, Demaratus sent a warning about a forthcoming attack to Greece by writing it directly on the wooden backing of a wax tablet before applying its beeswax surface.
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Herodotus Ancient Greek historian...
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