Deepthi S, Renuka A and Hemalatha S, Manipal Institute of Technology, India

Rapid increase in data transmission over internet results in emphasis on information security. Audio steganography is used for secure transmission of secret data with audio signal as the carrier. In the proposed method, cover audio file is transformed from space domain to wavelet domain using lifting scheme, leading to secure data hiding. Text message is encrypted using dynamic encryption algorithm. Cipher text is then hidden in wavelet coefficients of cover audio signal. Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) and Squared Pearson Correlation Coefficient (SPCC) values are computed to judge the quality of the stego audio signal. Results show that stego audio signal is perceptually indistinguishable from the cover audio signal. Stego audio signal is robust even in presence of external noise. Proposed method provides secure and least error data extraction.

Audio steganography, Lifting wavelet transform, Mean square Error (MSE), SNR & SPCC