In this type of steganography, a certain language is used that can be understood by the particular group of people to whom it is addressed, while being meaningless to others.

In this type of steganography, a certain language is used that can be understood by the particular group of people to whom it is addressed, while being meaningless to others.

• A. Open Codes
• B. Jargon Codes
• C. Covered Ciphers
• D. Linguistic Steganography

Answer: (B)

Using a group-specific language and jargon to hide information relies on a secret code built from terms and phrases that only the intended audience understands. This approach makes the message appear as ordinary talk to outsiders, while insiders can decode it because they share the same jargon. That shared vocabulary becomes the vehicle for concealment, which is exactly what steganography aims to achieve: hiding the real meaning in plain sight within normal communication. It’s not open codes, which would be publicly understandable, and it isn’t a covered cipher, which hides a cipher rather than relies on a specialized language. While linguistic steganography is a broad idea of hiding messages in text, using jargon codes specifically captures the notion of a language understood only by a particular group.

Using a group-specific language and jargon to hide information relies on a secret code built from terms and phrases that only the intended audience understands. This approach makes the message appear as ordinary talk to outsiders, while insiders can decode it because they share the same jargon. That shared vocabulary becomes the vehicle for concealment, which is exactly what steganography aims to achieve: hiding the real meaning in plain sight within normal communication. It’s not open codes, which would be publicly understandable, and it isn’t a covered cipher, which hides a cipher rather than relies on a specialized language. While linguistic steganography is a broad idea of hiding messages in text, using jargon codes specifically captures the notion of a language understood only by a particular group.