Principles and Overview of Network Steganography

TL;DR

This paper introduces the fundamental principles of network steganography, providing an overview and classification of various methods used to hide information within network communications.

Contribution

It offers a foundational understanding and systematic classification of network steganography techniques, which is essential for further research in the field.

Findings

Provides basic principles of network steganography

Classifies existing network steganographic methods

Serves as an overview for researchers in the field

Abstract

The paper presents basic principles of network steganography, which is a comparatively new research subject in the area of information hiding, followed by a concise overview and classification of network steganographic methods and techniques.