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Steganography

nounid 4241·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.

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
cryptography
plural
Steganographies
possessive
Steganography's
pluralpossessive
Steganographies'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
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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 →
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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.
§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 →
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The art, science, and practice of communicating in a way that hides the existence of the communication.
NIST SP 800-721 senseview framework →
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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.
NIST SP 800-1011 senseview framework →
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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.
Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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act of writing in code or cipher

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