Detection of Hidden Information, Covert Channels and Information Flows
Neil F. Johnson, Phil Sallee.
Detection of Hidden Information, Covert Channels and Information Flows,
Article/Chapter in John G. Voeller (ed.),
Wiley Handbook of Science Technology for Homeland Security,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2008.
ISBN-10:
0470138483, ISBN-13: 978-0470138489
Keywords
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steganography; steganalysis; covert channels; information hiding
Abstract
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Steganography is the art and science of writing hidden messages in such a way that no one apart from the
intended recipient knows of the existence of the message. Hiding or embedding steganographic data
digitally is accomplished through the use of mathematical techniques to add information content to digital
objects - often images, video, and audio, but even other digital objects such as executable code.
Steganalysis is the examination of an object to determine the presence of steganographic content, and
potentially to characterize or extract such embedded information. Watermarking refers to embedding content
that conveys some information about the cover object (e.g., copyright information). In this context, digital
data forensics is the use of science and technology to determine information about how a digital object was
formed or modified, even in the absence of the original object. Detection of covert information flows relies on
the ability to detect information hidden within a stream of information that is transmitted from one system to
another.
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