An Optimized Steganographic Technique for 24-Bit Digital Images using Slab Partitioning

Based on image slabs and sheets, a novel kind of image steganography method for digital images has been proposed in this research work. Using the binary representation of the pixel, this approach splits the cover image into 24 fixed-size sheets. The secret message's binary counterpart is then incorporated into the cover image. It looks through each sheet's rows and columns to locate the one that most closely matches the secret message's binary counterpart. The row or column's position and how it differs from the message it stores in the LSB slab. Compared to previous ways, the proposed technique somewhat modifies the cover image.