README.md

"hidden figures" from the metaverse

⬛️ a quick-and-dirty steganography proof-of-concept using images from the hubble space telescope

⬛️ you should be able to see a hidden image when you shift the focal point of your eyes ;) (with a little practice, it becomes easy!)

💡 steganography is the practice of hiding information and it has been around for centuries. one of the most popular techniques is 'least significant bit (LSB) steganography, when the information hider embeds the secret information in the least significant bits of a media file.

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can you see the linux penguin 🐧?

(check other metaverse steganography images here)

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running with your images

• you can create your steganography images. first, install deps with:

pipenv install

• add env vars:

cp .env.example .env
vim .env

• add background and foreground images to their respective dirs (background and foreground).

• finally, run:

./src/main.py

enjoy!

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other interesting steganography projects

• skin wallet
• audio stego
• youtube stego