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An Efficient Method for Image and Audio Steganography using Least Significant Bit (LSB) Substitution
| International Journal of Computer Applications |
| Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
| Volume 77 - Number 13 |
| Year of Publication: 2013 |
| Authors: Ankit Chadha, Neha Satam, Rakshak Sood, Dattatray Bade |
10.5120/13547-1342
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Ankit Chadha, Neha Satam, Rakshak Sood, Dattatray Bade . An Efficient Method for Image and Audio Steganography using Least Significant Bit (LSB) Substitution. International Journal of Computer Applications. 77, 13 ( September 2013), 37-45. DOI=10.5120/13547-1342
Abstract
In order to improve the data hiding in all types of multimedia data formats such as image and audio and to make hidden message imperceptible, a novel method for steganography is introduced in this paper. It is based on Least Significant Bit (LSB) manipulation and inclusion of redundant noise as secret key in the message. This method is applied to data hiding in images. For data hiding in audio, Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) both are used. All the results displayed prove to be time-efficient and effective. Also the algorithm is tested for various numbers of bits. For those values of bits, Mean Square Error (MSE) and Peak-Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (PSNR) are calculated and plotted. Experimental results show that the stego-image is visually indistinguishable from the original cover-image when n<=4, because of better PSNR which is achieved by this technique. The final results obtained after steganography process does not reveal presence of any hidden message, thus qualifying the criteria of imperceptible message.
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