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Arabic Text Steganography Using Unicode of Non-Joined to Right Side Letters

Atef A. Obeidat1
  • 1 Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan

Abstract

Steganography is a technique for hiding data in media in a way that makes its existence hard to detect. Text files are a preferable format for use in steganography due to the small storage size of such files. This paper presents an Arabic text steganographic algorithm based on Unicode. The algorithm imposes a minimal change on connected letters without any change in size and shape. The experiment resulted in a high capacity rate ratio of about 180 bit/KB and low modification rate less than 90 letters/KB.

Journal of Computer Science
Volume 13 No. 6, 2017, 184-191

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2017.184.191

Submitted On: 16 May 2017 Published On: 24 June 2017

How to Cite: Obeidat, A. A. (2017). Arabic Text Steganography Using Unicode of Non-Joined to Right Side Letters. Journal of Computer Science, 13(6), 184-191. https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2017.184.191

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Keywords

  • Information Security
  • Arabic Text
  • Steganography
  • Text Hiding
  • Unicode