Improved Capacity and Security in Text Steganography Using the Double Secure Algorithm (DSTS)

Rizwan           Ullah; Alameen Abdalrahman; Yahya khan

doi:10.62019/abbdm.v4i4.266

Authors

Rizwan Ullah • Department of Computer and software engineering, faculty of computing Gomal University
Alameen Abdalrahman Department of computer sciences, College of Computer and Information Sciences ,Jouf University ,Sakaka - Saudia Arabia
Yahya khan • Department of Computer and software engineering, faculty of computing Gomal University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62019/abbdm.v4i4.266

Keywords:

Text Steganography; Double Secure Algorithm (DSTS); Data Security; Embedding Capacity ; Cryptography and Steganography Integration

Abstract

The development of communication technologies has been rapid leading to a connector world where information can be produced and passed in record time. But these occurrences have served to increase the potential of unauthorized breach into secure information databases. In elaborating on the framework for the construction of DSTS, this paper presents a hybrid model – namely, the application of One-Time Pad (OTP) cryptography combined with Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression. DSTS improves data hiding capability, provides a secure system, and resists being detected. Therefore, compared to the existing methods, this method utilizes the strength of OTP that cannot be cracked along with the method of LZW compression to advance the design of sophisticated secure communication systems.