Contents

Topics Pages

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-3

1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Motivation 2
1.3 Objective 3

Chapter 2 Background 4-6

2.1Evolution of Steganography 4
2.2 Digital Steganography 6
2.3 Applications 6

Chapter 3 Analysis & Design 7-20

3.1 Analysis 7
3.2 Principle 8
3.3 Algorithms 11
3.3.1 LSB Sequential Substitution 11
3.3.2 Pixel Indicator Method 14
3.3.3 Coded LSB Substitution 17
3.4 System Requirement 20

Chapter 4 Results 21-30

4.1 Encoding & Decoding 21
4.2 Image Perceptibility 25
4.3 Image capacity 28
4.4 Security 29
4.5 Comparison 30

Chapter 5 Concussion 31-31

5.1 Conclusion 31
5.2 Future Work 31

References 32

Appendix 33-53
Encoder code 33
Decoder code 45