BRIEF HISTORY OF STEGANOGRAPHY

By David Jesse Bayura

According to Arihant Gaggar et al. (2013), the first recorded use of steganography can be traced back to 440 BC in Greece, when Herodotus mentions two examples in his Histories. Histiaeus sent a message to his vassal, Aristagoras, by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, “marking” the message onto his scalp, then sending him on his way once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, “When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon.” Additionally, Demaratus sent a warning about a forthcoming attack to Greece by writing it directly on the wooden backing of a wax tablet before applying its beeswax surface. Wax tablets were in common use then as reusable writing surfaces, sometimes used for shorthand.

In addition to this, steganography has been widely used for centuries. Some examples include: i. Hidden messages on a paper written in secret inks.

ii. Hidden messages distributed, according to a certain rule or key, as smaller parts (e.g. words or letters) among other words of a less suspicious cover text. This particular form of steganography is called a null cipher.

 iii. Messages written in Morse code on yarn and then knitted into a piece of clothing worn by a courier.

iv. Messages written on envelopes in the area covered by postage stamps.

v. In the early days of the printing press, it was common to mix different typefaces on a printed page because the printer did not have enough copies of some letters in one typeface. Thus, a message could be hidden by using two or more different typefaces, such as normal or italic. vi. A microdot camera during and after World War II, espionage agents used photographically-produced microdots to send information back and forth. Microdots were typically minute (less than the size of the period produced by a typewriter). World War II microdots were embedded in the paper and covered with an adhesive, such as collodion that was reflective and so was detectable by viewing against glancing light. Alternative techniques included inserting microdots into slits cut into the edge of postcards.

Reference

Arihant Gaggar, Kapil Manek, Nachiket Jain(2013) “STEGANOGRAPHY’’ International Journal of Students Research in Technology & Management Vol 1(2), April 2013, pgs. 253-259 , Thakur College of Engineering, Kandivali, Mumabi, Indiakapil.km.kapil@gmail.com.

The purpose of Bayura information Centre

The Bayura information Centre is an online public information resource Centre designed to propel the public knowledge to greater high. The Use of Grounded Theories of others Researchers are available in this Centre to be used. It is non-profitable organization designed to promote science.

BRIEF HISTORY OF STEGANOGRAPHY

By David Jesse Bayura

According to Arihant Gaggar et al. (2013), the first recorded use of steganography can be traced back to 440 BC in Greece, when Herodotus mentions two examples in his Histories. Histiaeus sent a message to his vassal, Aristagoras, by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, “marking” the message onto his scalp, then sending him on his way once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, “When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon.” Additionally, Demaratus sent a warning about a forthcoming attack to Greece by writing it directly on the wooden backing of a wax tablet before applying its beeswax surface. Wax tablets were in common use then as reusable writing surfaces, sometimes used for shorthand.

In addition to this, steganography has been widely used for centuries. Some examples include: i. Hidden messages on a paper written in secret inks.

ii. Hidden messages distributed, according to a certain rule or key, as smaller parts (e.g. words or letters) among other words of a less suspicious cover text. This particular form of steganography is called a null cipher.

 iii. Messages written in Morse code on yarn and then knitted into a piece of clothing worn by a courier.

iv. Messages written on envelopes in the area covered by postage stamps.

v. In the early days of the printing press, it was common to mix different typefaces on a printed page because the printer did not have enough copies of some letters in one typeface. Thus, a message could be hidden by using two or more different typefaces, such as normal or italic. vi. A microdot camera during and after World War II, espionage agents used photographically-produced microdots to send information back and forth. Microdots were typically minute (less than the size of the period produced by a typewriter). World War II microdots were embedded in the paper and covered with an adhesive, such as collodion that was reflective and so was detectable by viewing against glancing light. Alternative techniques included inserting microdots into slits cut into the edge of postcards.

Reference

Arihant Gaggar, Kapil Manek, Nachiket Jain(2013) “STEGANOGRAPHY’’ International Journal of Students Research in Technology & Management Vol 1(2), April 2013, pgs. 253-259 , Thakur College of Engineering, Kandivali, Mumabi, Indiakapil.km.kapil@gmail.com.

Background history of steganography

By David Jesse Bayura

According to Arihant Gaggar et al. (2013), the first recorded use of steganography can be traced back to 440 BC in Greece, when Herodotus mentions two examples in his Histories. Histiaeus sent a message to his vassal, Aristagoras, by shaving the head of his most trusted servant, “marking” the message onto his scalp, then sending him on his way once his hair had regrown, with the instruction, “When thou art come to Miletus, bid Aristagoras shave thy head, and look thereon.” Additionally, Demaratus sent a warning about a forthcoming attack to Greece by writing it directly on the wooden backing of a wax tablet before applying its beeswax surface. Wax tablets were in common use then as reusable writing surfaces, sometimes used for shorthand.

In addition to this, steganography has been widely used for centuries. Some examples include: i. Hidden messages on a paper written in secret inks.

ii. Hidden messages distributed, according to a certain rule or key, as smaller parts (e.g. words or letters) among other words of a less suspicious cover text. This particular form of steganography is called a null cipher.

 iii. Messages written in Morse code on yarn and then knitted into a piece of clothing worn by a courier.

iv. Messages written on envelopes in the area covered by postage stamps.

v. In the early days of the printing press, it was common to mix different typefaces on a printed page because the printer did not have enough copies of some letters in one typeface. Thus, a message could be hidden by using two or more different typefaces, such as normal or italic. vi. A microdot camera during and after World War II, espionage agents used photographically-produced microdots to send information back and forth. Microdots were typically minute (less than the size of the period produced by a typewriter). World War II microdots were embedded in the paper and covered with an adhesive, such as collodion that was reflective and so was detectable by viewing against glancing light. Alternative techniques included inserting microdots into slits cut into the edge of postcards.

Reference

Arihant Gaggar, Kapil Manek, Nachiket Jain(2013) “STEGANOGRAPHY’’ International Journal of Students Research in Technology & ManagementVol 1(2), April 2013, pgs. 253-259 , Thakur College of Engineering, Kandivali, Mumabi, Indiakapil.km.kapil@gmail.com.

THE PURPOSE OF BAYURA INFORMATION CENTRE

The Bayura information Centre is an online public information resource Centre designed to propel the public knowledge to greater high. The Use of Grounded Theories of others Researchers are available in this Centre to be used. It is non-profitable organization designed to promote science.