Encryption is one of the widely used techniques to ensure secure communication, however, sending encrypted messages often draw eavesdropper's attention to intercept the messages and reveal the original message. This project implements Steganography, which focuses on embedding secret information into the digital images and media without drawing any attention of eavesdropper to think that such information is embedded. 

Supports various image and media formats. Includes features of data compression, data validation and sharing encrypted files via socket programming. 
	 
Read 'Documentation.pdf' for instructions of how to use the application.

Installation:

(1) Install  software
Ø	JAVA, Java Development Kit with Java  Virtual  Machine  1.7.0 compiler.
Ø	Set corresponding path in your system.

(2) Extract the application in both sender system as well as in receiver system if you want to send the files over LAN.

(3) In receiver system's click the batch file i.e. Server1.bat

(4) Open the project folder 
Ø	Run the batch file Stego.bat in sender system.

(5) Keep the message file and Carrier file ready in the project folder. This is mandatory. Read 'Documentation.pdf' for instructions of how to use the application.

(6) Check hostname(or IP address) of the receiver by typing as follows
in the command Promt of receiver system
Ø	ipconfig
Systems IP Address will be displayed.