I was making a web application using image stenography in java. But I got stuck in between as when I use a encoding and decoding same algorithm in my desktop application. I got different results(CORRECT). But when I use same algorithm in case of web application, results are wrong
Encoding the text is done as follow :
private static BufferedImage add_text(BufferedImage image, String text)
{
//convert all items to byte arrays: image, message, message length
byte img[] = get_byte_data(image);
byte msg[] = text.getBytes();
byte len[] = bit_conversion(msg.length);
try
{
encode_text(img, len, 0); //0 first positiong
encode_text(img, msg, 32); //4 bytes of space for length: 4bytes*8bit = 32 bits
}
catch(Exception e)
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Target File cannot hold message!", "Error",JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
return image;
}
It uses three functions.
get_byte_data()
is as follow :
private static byte[] get_byte_data(BufferedImage image)
{
WritableRaster raster = image.getRaster();
DataBufferByte buffer = (DataBufferByte)raster.getDataBuffer();
return buffer.getData();
}
2nd function used is bit_Conversion.It
is as follow :
private static byte[] bit_conversion(int i)
{
byte byte3 = (byte)((i & 0xFF000000) >>> 24); //0
byte byte2 = (byte)((i & 0x00FF0000) >>> 16); //0
byte byte1 = (byte)((i & 0x0000FF00) >>> 8 ); //0
byte byte0 = (byte)((i & 0x000000FF) );
return(new byte[]{byte3,byte2,byte1,byte0});
}
3rd and final one is encode_text
that is used to encode the text in image
private static byte[] encode_text(byte[] image, byte[] addition, int offset)
{
//check that the data + offset will fit in the image
if(addition.length + offset > image.length)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException("File not long enough!");
}
//loop through each addition byte
for(int i=0; i<addition.length; ++i)
{
//loop through the 8 bits of each byte
int add = addition[i];
for(int bit=7; bit>=0; --bit, ++offset) //ensure the new offset value carries on through both loops
{
//assign an integer to b, shifted by bit spaces AND 1
//a single bit of the current byte
int b = (add >>> bit) & 1;
//assign the bit by taking: [(previous byte value) AND 0xfe] OR bit to add
//changes the last bit of the byte in the image to be the bit of addition
image[offset] = (byte)((image[offset] & 0xFE) | b );
}
}
return image;
}
Decode :
public static String decode(String path, String name)
{
byte[] decode;
try
{
//user space is necessary for decrypting
BufferedImage image = user_space(getImage(image_path(path,name,"png")));
decode = decode_text(get_byte_data(image));
return(new String(decode));
}
catch(Exception e)
{
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,
"There is no hidden message in this image!","Error",
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
return "";
}
}
Decode _text function :
private static byte[] decode_text(byte[] image)
{
int length = 0;
int offset = 32;
//loop through 32 bytes of data to determine text length
for(int i=0; i<32; ++i) //i=24 will also work, as only the 4th byte contains real data
{
length = (length << 1) | (image[i] & 1);
}
byte[] result = new byte[length];
//loop through each byte of text
for(int b=0; b<result.length; ++b )
{
//loop through each bit within a byte of text
for(int i=0; i<8; ++i, ++offset)
{
//assign bit: [(new byte value) << 1] OR [(text byte) AND 1]
result[b] = (byte)((result[b] << 1) | (image[offset] & 1));
}
}
return result;
}
What can be the reason for different results? Please help. Also tell a solution for the same
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