1996-10-15 - Stego via TCP/IP (was Re: crypto wish list)

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From: Nelson Minar <nelson@media.mit.edu>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Raw Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:47:45 -0700 (PDT)

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From: Nelson Minar <nelson@media.mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:47:45 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Stego via TCP/IP (was Re: crypto wish list)
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What, a discussion of cryptography on the cypherpunks list?

aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk (Adam Back) writes:
>>Where is highly sophisticated stego?
>What are our options?
>- Stego in english text.
>- Stego in audio and graphic file formats
>- Stego in Internet Phone protocols.
>- Stego in Internet video conference formats

What about stego in IP itself? It's been awhile since I've looked, but
aren't there some bits one could subvert in the TCP/IP headers themselves?

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