steganography
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004091
1. The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication.
2. The art and science of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication. For example, a child pornography image can be hidden inside another graphic image file, audio file, or other file format.
3. Embedding data within other data to conceal it.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-004091 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| References | CNSSI 4009-2022 from NIST SP 800-72 (adapted); NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-72; NIST SP 800-86; NIST CSRC Glossary |
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"definition": "1. The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication.\n\n2. The art and science of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication. For example, a child pornography image can be hidden inside another graphic image file, audio file, or other file format.\n\n3. Embedding data within other data to conceal it.",
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"NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1; NIST SP 800-72",
"NIST SP 800-86",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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