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GS/POLS6083M - TechnoPolitics (Winter 2010-2011) - hiding in plain sight While Youtube re-encodes video, the original video file with encrypted segments inserted into it is available here. www.mediafire.com The Puzzle The proper .mp4 file is a Quicktime/Truecrypt hybrid file. The video aspect of the mp4 file hides the encrypted volume inside of it. It’s a useful technique which allows you to hide any type of file within a playable video file. It also makes me scratch my head regarding the medium being the message, since at this point digital information is so fluid that it only requires a small amount of work to make it whatever we want it to be. How to make one yourself keyj.s2000.at outlines the basics of how to create a truecrypt file and how it's inserted into a video file. You'll want to run the python script through terminal if you're using a mac, you may have to download python if you're running windows. There are limitations, such as a max file size of 4 gigs, but it's still quite useful. www.ghacks.net also has some great information regarding How to break it The first few steps have already been broken for you. The strengths of this type of file are derived from both steganography and cryptography, since I've already told you that a file has been hidden, the strengths associated with steganography have been rendered useless, so that's one less thing to worry about. You know that it uses an encrypted truecrypt file - so the first bet would be to download ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 56s Date Found: Fri, May 06 2011 1:08 AM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: Thu, May 05 2011 9:27 PM View Count: 0