Here are my proposed standards & suggestions for stenography.
1. The stenography module is just a simple program for inserting data
stenography. No security through obscurity. No "TOWERS of BABBLE".
2. The 1st position of the stenography is defined as the 1st pixel
checksum; "STENOGRAPHY"; the encrypted text
consists of the word "STENOGRAPHY" in caps. The remainder is devoted
The reason for the "STENOGRAPHY" field is to assist your computer in determining if this is a stenography file & that the correct key was
Wasn't stenography standardized in the last century? Or am I thinking of shorthand? Though I avoid spelling flames, the repeated confusion of steganography ("covered/hidden writing") with what court reporters and secretaries do is really getting to me. And the statistics of the low-order bits in various sorts of images were discussed about six months ago here, by various folks. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."