Open AccessConcealment of Files Blocked by Gmail with EOF-Based Image Steganography
Author(s) -
Ichsan Taufik,
Undang Syaripudin,
Faiz Muqorrir Kaffah,
Jaka Giri Sobirin,
Nanang Ismail,
Teddy Surya Gunawan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indonesian journal of electrical engineering and computer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2502-4760
pISSN - 2502-4752
DOI - 10.11591/ijeecs.v12.i2.pp716-721
Subject(s) - unix file types , computer science , cover (algebra) , versioning file system , steganography , image file formats , computer file , file format , file control block , operating system , stub file , file size , self certifying file system , ssh file transfer protocol , file system fragmentation , file system , least significant bit , software , image (mathematics) , data file , artificial intelligence , engineering , mechanical engineering
Nowadays, due to security concern, not all the process of sending files via email runs smoothly. There are several types of file extensions that are blocked when sent via email. For examples, there are several file extensions blocked by Gmail. This paper discusses steganographic implementation using End of File (EOF) algorithm to insert special file into image cover file with JPG and PNG format so that files with these extensions can be sent via email. Before a special extension file is inserted into the cover file, a compression process should be conducted first to make the file size smaller. The proposed algorithm is implemented on Visual Basic.Net software. Based on the tests performed, the application can insert Gmail-blocked file system to the image cover file, without changing the physical bit of the image cover file or file system that inserted with 100% success rate. The stego-image file is also successfully sent via email without being blocked.