Steganography in Audio Files: COTS Software Analysis

• Autorzy: Marszałek Piotr , Bilski Piotr

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/ijet.2023.144340

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The paper presents the analysis of the Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software regarding the ability to be used in audio steganography techniques. Such methods are a relatively new tool for hiding and transmitting crucial information, also being used by hackers. In the following work, the publicly available software dedicated to audio steganography is examined. The aim was to provide the general operating model of the information processing in the steganographic effort. The embedding method was analyzed for each application, providing interesting insights and allowing classifying the methods. The results prove that it is possible to detect the hidden message within the specific audio file and identify the technique that was used to create it. This may be exploited further during the hacking attack detection and prevention.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

steganography; audio; information hiding; steganalysis; encryption; compression; cybersecurity; cyberspace; embedding; information security; privacy; signal plane; non-signal plane

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 69, No. 1
• Strony: 121--126
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Marszałek Piotr

• Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

autor

Bilski Piotr

• Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5463-9411

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).