Hide text in pictures - so it'll work
An encrypted message can be recognized at first glance. However, if you hide your texts in harmless images, nobody suspects a secret message behind them. In this practical tip we will show you how.
Encrypt messages in a graphic
Your messages are hidden in the images by a slight noise. Since the human eye does not perceive such image disturbances, your message is hidden in the graphics, so to speak.
- Download the "SteganoV2" program and start the program.
- Click the "Open File ..." button and select the image in which you want to hide the message.
- Enter a password. If you do not want one, you can remove the tick from "Activate".
- Now enter your text or attach a document.
- Click on "Hide".
- Now select the "Save secret" button and give the graphic a name.
- The image file is saved in PNG format on your computer.
Read secret message from pictures
- Start "SteganoV2".
- Click the "Open File ..." button and select the image that contains the secret message.
- Enter the password if there is one.
- If you select the "Make visible ..." button, the text appears on your screen.
In the next practical tip, we will show you how you can encrypt your mail attachment yourself. It was tested with SteganoV2 2.0.1.0.