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"Disappearing Cryptography", Peter Wayner, 1996, 0-12-738671-8, U$29.95
%A   Peter Wayner pcw@access.digex.net
%C   1300 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill, MA   02167
%D   1996
%G   0-12-738671-8
%I   Academic Press Professional
%O   U$29.95 +1-617-232-0500 +1-800-3131277 app@acad.com
%P   295
%T   "Disappearing Cryptography"
 
The title seems to allude to, and the book jacket definitely trumpets,
steganography, the act or art of "hiding in plain sight".  An example of a
steganographic message would be one which appears to be an innocuous and
ordinary family letter, but which carries detailed information in the
background.  One chapter of the book does deal with this type of encryption,
although only in terms of hiding text data in pictures.  The book as a whole
seems more like a collection of essays on topics related to encryption.
 
The topics represented cover a broad range of information science.  The level
of detail provided varies, but in general the explanations are fairly simple.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1996   BKDSCRPT.RVW   960902

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