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Steghide

Classic steganography tool for JPEG/BMP/WAV/AU with password-protected payloads.

Steganography

$ steghide --help

Steghide

// what it is

Description

Stefan Hetzl's tool for hiding data in JPEG/BMP/WAV/AU files. Password-protected, with a built-in cracking module (`steghide --info`).

// use cases

What people use it for

  • CTF stego challenges
  • Embedding data in carrier files

// commands

The commands you'll type

Hide data

$ steghide embed -cf cover.jpg -ef secret.txt -p 'password'

Extract

$ steghide extract -sf cover.jpg -p 'password'

// facts

category
Steganography
platforms
LIN · WIN · MAC
license
FOSS
difficulty
Beginner

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