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STEGANOGRAPHY

AND VARIOUS

METHODS OF

DECIPHERMENT

INTRODUCTION

Steganography, also known as secret writing, refers to any written information

technique done by a spy to conceal the real text, which can be decoded by using
different materials.
Steganography is the Greek word in which ‘Steganos’ means covered or hidden

and ‘Graphein’ means to write. Secret writing cannot be seen with the naked
eye, but it can be revealed through various methods, such as keeping it under

appropriate light, applying heat to the writing, and spraying specific chemicals
onto the writing.
Invisible inks are used to do secret writing, these writings are done using various

inks such as vinegar, lime juice, saliva, sweat, etc., These solutions absorb the
paper, and the writings made through them turn transparent in colour.

Invisible inks can be categorised into three types: writings, which can be
deciphered by heat mechanisms, chemicals, and ultraviolet rays.

Image1: Hidden writing

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VERITAS VOLUME: 3, ISSUE: 2 WRITER: ANOHA ANN CHERIAN