What is SELF-DECRYPTING STENOGRAPHY? Something like a self-extracting PKZIP file. Its definition would be: picture + password = plaintext. Its utility? Imagine a bunch of state agents searching your pc & they find a subdirectory of pretty pictures. The stenography has no telltale flag or tag. No embarrassing arguments with a judge about passwords or contempt or court. No hassles with customs agents. No interceptions of internet code pointing you out as a dangerous dissident or freeman. Just a bunch of pretty pictures! Admittedly, programming it could be a bitch. But then, succeeding with it would put your reputation up there with Zimmerman & the RSA discoverers. It would also give us all a wonderfully safe method of encryption. The encryption engine itself could be of our own choosing. I would recommend IDEA. Your programming job would consist of 2 problems. 1. The method of taking out your already encrypted data from a picture. 2. the bootstrapping method of having the picture with password unravel itself. One might be a little difficult but I would guess it would just be some assembler drudge work, taking a month or two if you are experienced. Two might be very tricky & you might be forced to resort to a small hidden or remembered xor type assembly program. Only the decryptor would be tricky. The encryptor would be much simpler since it would all be hidden in a pretty picture! When strong cryptography is outlawed, only outlaws with SELF-DECRYPTING STENOGRAPHY will converse with impunity. GO TEAM GO! GO TEAM GO! PUSH EM BACK! PUSH EM BACK! WWWAAAAAYYYYYY BBAACCKKK! BBBEEEAAATTTT STATE!