Method of covert information transfer in still images using a chaotic oscillator

The subject of the research is the steganographic method of embedding information in digital images. Steganography is able to hide not only the content of information, but also the fact of its existence. The paper presents a method of embedding and extracting information into digital images using a chaotic dynamic system. Chaotic systems are sensitive to certain signals and at the same time immune to noise. These properties allow the use of chaotic systems for embedding information with small image distortions in statistical and visual terms. The methodological basis of the study is the methods of the theory of dynamical systems, mathematical statistics, as well as the theory of image processing. The novelty of the study lies in the development of a new method of embedding information in static images. The author examines in detail the problem of using a chaotic dynamic Duffing system for embedding and extracting information in digital still images. It is shown that the proposed method allows you to embed information in digital images without significant distortion.