Secure Audio Steganography with Reversible Data Hiding and Encryption

This research study enhances secure data transmission by embedding sensitive information within audio files. Using Python for the frontend and PHP with MySQL as the backend, this approach employs reversible data hiding (RDH) to ensure that the original content of the audio file can be fully restored. Audio steganography is used to conceal encrypted messages within a WAV file, leveraging its varying compression rates for optimal steganographic performance. The Least Significant Bit (LSB) technique, a widely used method, embeds the hidden message into the audio stream without noticeable distortion. In this system, the secret message is scrambled, divided into segments, and embedded in even-value bytes of the audio file, with the first bit position chosen randomly for enhanced security. A permutation codebook is employed to rearrange and decrypt the message during recovery, ensuring both data confidentiality and complete reversibility of the audio file. This method provides a secure, efficient solution for transmitting sensitive information through audio channels.