A Modified High Capacity Image Steganography Technique Based on Wavelet Transform
Ali Al-Ataby1 and Fawzi Al-Naima2
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK
2Department of Computer Engineering, Nahrain University, Iraq
1Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK
2Department of Computer Engineering, Nahrain University, Iraq
Abstract: Steganography is the art and science of concealing information in unremarkable cover media so as not to arouse an eavesdropper’s suspicion. It is an application under information security field. Being classified under information security, steganography will be characterized by having set of measures that rely on strengths and counter measures (attacks) that are driven by weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Today, computer and network technologies provide easy-to-use communication channels for steganography. The aim of this paper is to propose a modified high-capacity image steganography technique that depends on wavelet transform with acceptable levels of imperceptibility and distortion in the cover image and high level of overall security.
Keywords: Steganography, security, wavelets, cryptography, and information hiding.
Received August 17, 2008; accepted August 3, 2009