zsteg is a command-line tool that detects steganographically hidden data in PNG and BMP image files.
It specialises in identifying data concealed using least significant bit techniques and can automatically test a range of bit, colour channel and pixel-order combinations.
The software can detect zlib-compressed content and data produced using techniques associated with OpenStego, Camouflage, wbStego and the Eratosthenes set. It can also extract selected payloads for further examination.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Detects least significant bit steganography in PNG and BMP files.
- Automatically tests all known extraction methods.
- Extracts selected hidden payloads from images.
- Supports configurable colour channels, bit depths and pixel iteration orders.
- Detects zlib-compressed data.
- Recognises data hidden using OpenStego, Camouflage and wbStego techniques.
- Can analyse only prime-numbered bytes or pixels.
- Supports bit shifting, inversion and pixel-aligned extraction.
- Uses the file command to identify discovered data types.
- Searches extracted data for printable ASCII strings.
Website: github.com/zed-0xff/zsteg
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Developer: Andrey “Zed” Zaikin
License: MIT License
zsteg is written in Ruby. Learn Ruby with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
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