Data Hiding

Chapter 1

History of Secret Writing

Information in this chapter:

 Introduction

 Cryptology

 Steganography

Introduction

Data Hiding transcends nearly every aspect of our daily lives, whether it be for good intent or evil. It stemmed from secret writing thousands of years ago, as cited by David Kahn and many historians. It originated in Egyptian civilization in the form of hieroglyphs, intended as symbolic representations of historical timelines for particular ...