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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A technique of hiding a secret message within an ordinary message and extracting it at the destination to maintain confidentiality of data.
A
Steganography
B
Coding
C
Transform Domain
D
Substitution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Steganography is the technique of hiding secret data within an ordinary, non-secret, file or message in order to avoid detection; the secret data is then extracted at its destination. The use of steganography can be combined with encryption as an extra step for hiding or protecting data.

Detailed explanation-2: -A steganography technique involves hiding sensitive information within an ordinary, non-secret file or message, so that it will not be detected. The sensitive information will then be extracted from the ordinary file or message at its destination, thus avoiding detection.

Detailed explanation-3: -Steganography is an approach that facilitates concealing of a message that is to be kept secret inside other message. This result is the concealment of the secret message itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -The data hiding techniques have been classified into two types: cryptography and steganography. Both these techniques are used to protect the sensitive information from being compromised, but both of these techniques work in different manner and have their own pros and cons.

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