An Investigation on Information Hiding Tools for Steganography

Abstract

In this paper, information about steganographic methods and tools which are used to hide important data in digital media are presented. At the same time, different aspects of these tools such as achievement on data hiding, used methods, types of hidden data and cover media are examined.

Keywords

• Information security, information hiding, steganography, steganography tools

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