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Steganography in SMS by Sudoku puzzle

Shirali Shahreza, M. H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1109/AICCSA.2008.4493626
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. Sudoku puzzle is a logical game which has recently got very popular. Every day various mass media print these puzzles. As a result these puzzles are a suitable alternative for hidden data transfer. SMS (short message service) is one of the popular mobile-phone services. In this service people can write short messages and send it to each other through mobile phones. In this paper a method has been presented for Steganography (hiding data) in Sudoku puzzles and through SMS. In this method after hiding data in a Sudoku puzzle, the puzzle is sent in a way that it does not attract any attention. Steganography algorithm is based on order of place of numbers 1 through 9 in one of the specified row or column of the puzzle. In this algorithm after solving the Sudoku puzzle, one extracts hidden data in accordance with order of numbers 1 through 9 in one of the certain row or column which is equivalent with hidden data. © 2008 IEEE
  6. Keywords:
  7. Cellular telephone systems ; Columns (structural) ; Computer applications ; Computer systems ; Cryptography ; Data transfer ; Electronic commerce ; Telecommunication ; Telecommunication equipment ; Telephone sets ; Hidden data ; International conferences ; Mass media ; Mobile phones ; Phone services ; Short messages ; SMS (short message service) ; Steganography ; Sudoku puzzle ; Telephone systems
  8. Source: 6th IEEE/ACS International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, AICCSA 2008, Doha, 31 March 2008 through 4 April 2008 ; 2008 , Pages 844-847 ; 9781424419685 (ISBN)
  9. URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4493626