A novel font color and compression text steganography technique
M. Askaria b, Ahsan Mahmooda b, Zafar Iqbala b
- aPAF Complex, E-9, Air University,Department of Cyber Security,Islamabad,Pakistan
- bDepartment of Cyber Security, PAF Complex, E-9, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Abstract
In the modern era, data gains lots of importance day by day, and data has become a valuable asset for any organization. Data protection from any unauthorized access gains much importance in this regard. Many techniques have been adopted to secure data for various situations, like encryption, Blockchain and Stenography. Among these, Text steganography is a technique that allows for the concealment of secret messages within the cover text. Various researchers have indicated some common issues of steganography like limited capacity, imperceptibility and robustness. In this article, we proposed a novel text steganography technique that utilizes font color changes after data compression to conceal secret messages. This approach is based on the idea of embedding the hidden message into the RGB font color after compression. This provides an added level of security and makes it more difficult for an attacker to detect the hidden message. We evaluated the proposed technique and found its effectiveness in terms of high embedding capacity, good imperceptibility, and robustness against various steganalysis methods.

