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+# Live Steganography Experiments
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+This project explores the concept of serving live image requests while embedding encrypted metadata into images using real-time steganography.
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+## Core Concept
+
+The server begins by caching all images into memory (if configured to do so). When a client requests an image:
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+1. The server intercepts the request.
+2. It embeds encrypted metadata — including the client’s IP address, timestamp, and headers — directly into the image pixels using LSB (Least Significant Bit) encoding.
+3. The modified image is returned to the client in real time.
+4. If the image is later disseminated (and remains uncompressed), it can be traced back to the original request.
+
+Key properties of the system:
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+- **Invisible**: Embedding is imperceptible to the human eye.
+- **Encrypted**: Metadata is secured with AES-GCM; only those with the key can decrypt it.
+- **Stateless**: No logs are stored on the server; the information is embedded within the image itself.
+
+## Use Cases
+
+- Watermarking downloaded content per user
+- Forensic tracking and auditing of media distribution
+
+## Limitations
+
+- For large images, encoding can introduce noticeable latency.
+- Embedded images are generated per request, which limits caching efficiency.
+
+## Components
+
+- `stego-server/`: HTTP server that encodes client metadata into images on-the-fly.
+- `stego-client/`: CLI tool to decode and decrypt embedded metadata from images.
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+Do not use this technology in ways that violate laws, privacy regulations, or platform terms of service.