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Hiding a secret message in plain sight with Steganography

Hiding a secret message in plain sight with Steganography

by smalltorch·May 20, 2026·3 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

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Hiding secrets in generated stories via the 'ed' editor is a clever, if niche, hack.

Strengths
  • Using the 'ed' line editor as a cipher engine is a unique, retro-computing approach.
  • Combining encryption with natural language generation adds a layer of obscurity.
  • The project is a focused, single-purpose tool with a clear scope.
Weaknesses
  • Steganography in text is generally less robust than image or audio-based methods.
  • The utility is limited to hobbyist experimentation rather than serious security needs.
Category
Target Audience

Steganography enthusiasts and CLI hobbyists

Similar To

OpenStego · Steghide

Post Description

This is a combination of my hobby project The ed cipher and a small steganography engine stego.py (also in the repo) that allows you to hide a secret message within a paragraph of text. The python program pipes the input into the ed program, where it gets encipher, then back to the engine that generates a fake story.

If one piece of the message is missing it will not decode.

repo https://gitlab.com/here_forawhile/edasm

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