Digital Steganography
Digital Steganography
Digital Steganography
Digital
Steganography
Digital steganography is the art and science of concealing information
within other, seemingly innocent, digital files. It's a powerful
technique for secure communication and data protection.
By Alok Kumar
Fundamentals of
Steganography
1 Concealment 2 Carrier Files
Hiding information within a Various file types, like
carrier file, making it images, audio, and text,
invisible to the casual can be used to hide data.
observer.
Modifying the least significant bits of Manipulating audio waveforms, like Embedding data within text files,
image pixels to embed data, amplitude or frequency, to hide data utilizing character encoding and
preserving the image's visual while maintaining audio quality. formatting to conceal information.
integrity.
Hiding Data in Image Files
1 Image Selection
Choose an image with a large enough file size to
accommodate the hidden data.
2 Data Embedding
Use a steganography algorithm to embed the data
within the image, altering its least significant bits.
3 Data Extraction
Retrieve the hidden data using the same algorithm and
a secret key, revealing the embedded information.
Hiding Data in Audio Files
Audio Waveform Data Capacity
Manipulate the amplitude, The amount of data that can
frequency, or other audio be hidden depends on the
properties to embed the file size and the chosen
data. embedding method.
Audio Quality
Ensure that the embedding process doesn't significantly distort
the original audio file.
Hiding Data in Text Files
Text Encoding
Utilize character encoding schemes, like ASCII or
Unicode, to represent data within text characters.
Formatting
Embed data within formatting elements, such as spaces,
tabs, or line breaks.
Data Extraction
Retrieve the hidden data using the correct decoding
algorithm and a secret key.
Steganography Use
Cases and Applications
Secure Communication Data Encryption