xsteg1

Usage

Overview

The xsteg utility execute on the chosen file stegdetect with the option specified in the main window ; if stegdetect find some type of steganography into the given file, then stegbreak is executed against the file, to try to discover the key through a dictionary attack.

The xsteg utility indicates the accuracy of the detection with a number of stars behind the detected system.

Errors

xsteg works only for JPEG images.

Acknowledgements

This product includes software developed by Ian F. Darwin and others. The xsteg utility uses Darwin's file magic to identify data appended at the end of an image.