Computation, Cryptography, and Network Security

Secure map-based crypto-stego technique based on mac address

“…In addition, digital images offer a high level of steganography security, which makes it difficult for unauthorized individuals to detect the hidden information within the image. This makes digital images a popular choice for espionage and other covert operations [6], [7]. However, steganography attackers may use sophisticated techniques to detect hidden secret information statistically or visually, making it challenging to ensure the security of steganographic communication.…”

“…While cryptography involves encoding messages to prevent unauthorized access, steganography involves hiding messages within seemingly harmless messages to maintain secrecy. Both techniques are essential in ensuring digital information's confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity, especially in today's world where cyber threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated [7], [10]. Steganography and cryptography are cousins in the spy-craft family.…”

“…Steganography and cryptography are cousins in the spy-craft family. Each works in a different way to achieve the same target; cryptography is perceptible and observable without understanding the real content, while steganography hides the content so that it is not perceptible or observable and without producing noticeable changes to the carrier media [4], [7], [11]. The main goal of both cryptography and steganography is security.…”

“…Cryptography focuses on keeping the contents of the message secret, while steganography focuses on keeping the confidentiality and existence of the message secret so that unauthorized people don't know that digital information is hidden in the cover image. As a result, steganography has inherited various security characteristics from its ancestors [7], [11].…”