Research Article
Robustness Analysis of a Steganography File Against a Media Sharing Process In Instant Messaging Applications
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.2-10-2018.2295574, author={Putra Hadi Kamil and Siti Ummi Masruroh and Nashrul Hakiem and Frans Simangunsong and Ashinta Sekar Bidari}, title={Robustness Analysis of a Steganography File Against a Media Sharing Process In Instant Messaging Applications}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Quran and Hadith Studies Information Technology and Media in Conjunction with the 1st International Conference on Islam, Science and Technology, ICONQUHAS \& ICONIST, Bandung, October 2-4, 2018, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICONQUHAS}, year={2020}, month={5}, keywords={component; steganography; instant messaging; robustness; sharing media}, doi={10.4108/eai.2-10-2018.2295574} }- Putra Hadi Kamil
Siti Ummi Masruroh
Nashrul Hakiem
Frans Simangunsong
Ashinta Sekar Bidari
Year: 2020
Robustness Analysis of a Steganography File Against a Media Sharing Process In Instant Messaging Applications
ICONQUHAS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.2-10-2018.2295574
Abstract
The main challenge in digital communication is not only the need to share information but also to protect that information from attacks from irresponsible people, such as hackers. One method that effectively protects data is steganography. The application of steganography includes media such as images, audio, and video. The survey ‘We are Social’ in 2016 described the most widely used instant messaging applications in Indonesia as BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), WhatsApp, and Messenger. All these applications can be used for sharing media in the form of images, audio, and video, which means steganographic messages can be sent through these applications. However, in order to share media there is an inherent process of editing or compression of the files. This is one of the weaknesses of steganography. In this research, the authors will attempt a simulation by sending steganographic files of images, audio, and video through three instant messaging (BBM, WhatsApp, Messenger) applications. The results obtained indicate that the majority of steganographic files are lost after going through the sharing process, which means instant messaging applications are not suitable for use as media to send steganographic files.