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by radikalus 4576 days ago
It's been a long time since I've done work in infosec related things, so I apologize if I'm way behind on...things.

I remember in school a million years ago we discussed an algorithm of the following type for sending short covert messages.

1. Negotiate cipher/mapping for where to look for hidden information 2. A wants to send B message "Let's get drinks @ 9 @ Bill's" -- instead of inserting this into some random file, he instead maps to the cipher/mapping area and then iteratively searches for images/texts that are closest possible matches in those bits to his message. 3. Ideally, given access to enough cover files and a short enough message, he has an EXACT match. A sends B picture of puppies with NO bit twiddling. B knows to meet at the pub.