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Blind Steganalysis

Definition

Detection without prior knowledge of the embedding algorithm. A classifier trained on images with and without payloads generalises across multiple tools.

Related terms

Embedding Rate
The payload size divided by the carrier capacity, usually expressed as bits per pixel. Detection difficulty decreases sharply at low embedding rates...
False Positive Rate (FPR)
The proportion of true non-matches (or true negatives) that a classification method declares as matches (or positives). Also called the type I...
Rich Model Steganalysis (SRM)
A feature-extraction approach that computes hundreds of statistical features from pixel-residual co-occurrence matrices and feeds them to an ensemble classifier such as...
Steganalysis
The forensic discipline of detecting the presence of hidden data in a carrier file. Steganalysis uses statistical tests (chi-squared, RS analysis, sample...
Targeted Steganalysis
Detection methods designed against a specific steganography tool or algorithm. Effective when the tool is known but fails against novel or unknown...

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