Scribd
Upload
120 views13 pages

Steganography

Steganography is the art and science of hiding secret messages within other non-secret files like images, audio, or video. One of the earliest forms involved writing a secret message on a messenger's shaved head who would then grow their hair back to avoid detection. Common steganography techniques embed data in the least significant bits of files to minimize visual changes to the cover file. Tools are available to encode and decode secret messages hidden in digital files using steganography.

Uploaded by

Davis Punjila
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
120 views13 pages

Steganography

Steganography is the art and science of hiding secret messages within other non-secret files like images, audio, or video. One of the earliest forms involved writing a secret message on a messenger's shaved head who would then grow their hair back to avoid detection. Common steganography techniques embed data in the least significant bits of files to minimize visual changes to the cover file. Tools are available to encode and decode secret messages hidden in digital files using steganography.

Uploaded by

Davis Punjila
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 13

Stephen Manangu

Steganography Deborah Simeon


Suhaila Nahdi
Hiding data in plain sight
Prisca Katurumula
STEGANOGRAPHY
Steganography

Is the art and science of embedding secret messages in


cover message in such a way that no one, apart from the
sender and the intended recipient, suspects the existence
of the message.

2
STEGANOGRAPHY
Fun Fact

Steganography started from the ancient


Greece where a slave was shaved his scalp
then a secret message written on it. Later he
was sent on a secret mission after growing
his hair. After reaching the target side, he was
shaved again, revealing the secret message.
Hence, this was one way of doing it.

3
STEGANOGRAPHY
Text Steganography Audio Steganography Email Steganography

1 2 3 4 5

Image Steganography Video Steganography 

Steganography Types
4
STEGANOGRAPHY
Characteristics of Steganography
Transparency Robustness Tamper resistance
• Make sure the file is not • Remain undistorted even • Make it difficult for
visually suspicious. Avoid after embedding secret attacker to tamper with the
hiding a lot of information message data. You can use
on a small file like an techniques like encryption
image file. algorithms to secure the
steganography approach
used.

5
STEGANOGRAPHY
Cover File (X)
Steganographic Stego Object Communication
encoder
Channel
Secret f(X,M,K)
Message (M)
Stego Object

Secret Message Steganographic


(M) Decoder

Basic Steganographic Model


6
Message Encryption Cypher Text Steganographic

STEGANOGRAPHY
Sender
Algorithm Encoder

Stego Object

Cyphe Stego
Message Decryption r Text Steganographic Object Communication
Receiver
Algorithm Decoder Channel

Steganographic Model with Encryption


7
Most Popular
Steganography
Approach

LSB
Steganography
STEGANOGRAPHY
Mechanism

• Least Significant Bits Steganography

• Consider the pixel image below:

R 10110111

Pixel
G 11011001 Total: 24 Bits

B 10100100

9
STEGANOGRAPHY
Mechanism

• Since

Value: 255  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

MSB LSB
• Changing the MSB will have a large impact on final value (255: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  0 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 : 127)

• Changing the LSB will have small impact on final value (255: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 :
254)

• Hence, Least Significant Bit (LSB) Steganography Involves overwriting the bit with the lowest
arithmetic value.
10
STEGANOGRAPHY
Some Free Steganography Tools

Functionalities

StegoSuite Hide text inside any image

StegoHide Hide secret file in image or audio

Xiao Steganography Hide secret files in BMP images or in WAV audio files

Ssuite Picsel Portable application to hide text inside image file.

11
It’s DEMO

STEGANOGRAPHY
Time

12
13

STEGANOGRAPHY
Thank you

You might also like