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312-50V9 · Question #252

Ricardo wants to send secret messages to a competitor company. To secure these messages, he uses a technique of hiding a secret message within an ordinary message. The technique provides 'security…

The correct answer is A. Steganography. Steganography is the practice of concealing a file, message, image, or video within another file, message, image, or video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography

Cryptography

Question

Ricardo wants to send secret messages to a competitor company. To secure these messages, he uses a technique of hiding a secret message within an ordinary message. The technique provides 'security through obscurity'. What technique is Ricardo using?

Options

  • ASteganography
  • BPublic-key cryptography
  • CRSA algorithm
  • DEncryption

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • A
    93% (14)
  • D
    7% (1)

Explanation

Steganography is the practice of concealing a file, message, image, or video within another file, message, image, or video. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography

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#steganography#security through obscurity#data hiding#covert communication

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