Steganography

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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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.

Framework senses

6 senses across 5 frameworks

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →

§1: Methods of hiding the existence of a message or other data. This is different than cryptography, which hides the meaning of a message but does not hide the message itself. An example of a steganographic method is "invisible" ink.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →

§1: 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.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review: The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication.

NIST SP 800-721 senseview framework →

§1: 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.

NIST SP 800-1011 senseview framework →

§1: 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.