An Extended Method for Transmitting Secret Messages in Textual Documents Based on Paragraph Resizing

Benjamin Aziz, Estabraq Makiyah, Aysha Bukhelli

2024

Abstract

This short paper presents an extended method for the embedding of secret messages in text documents based on the readjustment of paragraph sizes in a document. The new method improves on an existing method in literature proposed by the authors previously, by introducing the idea of choice functions, which allows for any two paragraphs in a document to be compared. This new method provides for greater flexibility when performing text steganography. The paper also defines a modified algorithm, based on the Diffie-Hellman protocol, for establishing an agreement between two communicating parties on the choice of paragraphs to compare prior to the commencement of the communication session. Finally, the paper demonstrates the applicability of the extended method by means of a few examples.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Aziz B., Makiyah E. and Bukhelli A. (2024). An Extended Method for Transmitting Secret Messages in Textual Documents Based on Paragraph Resizing. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT; ISBN 978-989-758-709-2, SciTePress, pages 389-396. DOI: 10.5220/0012716600003767

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt24,
author={Benjamin Aziz and Estabraq Makiyah and Aysha Bukhelli},
title={An Extended Method for Transmitting Secret Messages in Textual Documents Based on Paragraph Resizing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT},
year={2024},
pages={389-396},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012716600003767},
isbn={978-989-758-709-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT
TI - An Extended Method for Transmitting Secret Messages in Textual Documents Based on Paragraph Resizing
SN - 978-989-758-709-2
AU - Aziz B.
AU - Makiyah E.
AU - Bukhelli A.
PY - 2024
SP - 389
EP - 396
DO - 10.5220/0012716600003767
PB - SciTePress