Steganography: Exploring an ancient art of Hiding Information from Past to the Future
Govinda Borse, Vijay Anand, Kailash Patel · 2013
In today's world, keeping the information secure is very important. Steganography is one of the techniques used to keep the information secure. It is the art of hiding information in various ways that prevent the detection of hidden messages. Steganography, derived from Greek, literally means Covered Writing. It includes a large collection of various methods that conceal the message's very existence. These methods include invisible inks, tiny pin punctures on selected words, digital signature, microdots, character arrangement, covered channels & spectrum communications. With the systems based on computers, Steganography refers to the ability to hide one file inside the other file. In this paper various steganographic methods used to hide the information or any secret message from past to the future are included.