Non-algorithmic vectored steganography

1. A system for verifying a steganogram, the system comprising:

a first system coupled to an access device by way of a public network;

a second system coupled to the first system;

a steganogram comprised of random data and encrypted information, wherein the encrypted information is randomly dispersed throughout the steganogram; and

a steganogram preparer that provides the steganogram to the access device, wherein:

the first system gathers a subset of the encrypted information from the access device, and

the second system receives the subset or a derivative of the subset and verifies that the subset or a derivative of the subset is from the steganogram.

2. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , further comprising an applet that is stored on the first system for execution on the access device.

3. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 2 , wherein the applet gathers the subset from the steganogram.

4. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the subset is encoded with a party token.

5. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the steganogram is larger than about 100 MegaBytes in size.

6. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the encrypted information comprises about 1% of the steganogram.

7. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first system decrypts the subset to produce a derivative of the subset.

8. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second system decrypts the subset.

9. The system for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 1 , wherein the subset is comprised of a plurality of snippets derived from a cryptogram.

10. A method for verifying a steganogram, the method comprising steps of:

generating a blank steganogram comprised of random digital data;

replacing a portion of the blank steganogram with encrypted information to produce a steganogram;

sending the steganogram to a party with access to an access device;

remotely querying the access device for at least some of the encrypted information of the steganogram; and

checking the at least some of the encrypted information against stored information to verify the steganogram.

11. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , wherein the replacing step comprises steps of:

encrypting a party token to produce a cryptogram;

randomly copying a snippets from the cryptogram to produce the encrypted information; and

overwriting the portion with the encrypted information.

12. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 11 , further comprising a step of repeating the replacing step such that the cryptogram is reproduced a plurality of times within the steganogram.

13. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , wherein the portion is comprised with a plurality of non-contiguous portions of a cryptogram.

14. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , wherein the replacing step comprises steps of:

encrypting a party token to produce a cryptogram;

determining a sequential snippet of bits from the cryptogram;

encrypting the sequential snippet to produce the encrypted information; and

overwriting the portion with the encrypted information.

15. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , wherein the checking step comprises steps of:

combining the encrypted information with other encrypted information to produce a cryptogram;

decrypting the cryptogram to produce a received party token; and

comparing the received party token against a stored party token; and

verifying the steganogram if the received party token and the stored party token match.

16. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , wherein the steganogram is about 100 Megabytes or larger.

17. The method for verifying the steganogram as recited in claim 10 , further comprising a step of deriving a party token from the encrypted information.

18. A method for verifying a steganogram a plurality of times, the method comprising steps of:

generating a blank steganogram comprised of random digital data;

replacing a portion of the blank steganogram with encrypted information to produce a steganogram;

sending the steganogram to a party with access to an access device;

remotely querying the access device for a first subset of the encrypted information of the steganogram;

determining a first party token from the first subset;

checking the first party token against stored information to verify the steganogram a first time;

remotely querying the access device for a second subset of the encrypted information of the steganogram, wherein the second subset is different from the first subset;

determining a second party token from the second subset; and

checking the second party token against stored information to verify the steganogram a second time.

19. The method for verifying the steganogram recited in claim 18 , further comprising a step of repeating the replacing step such that a party token or a derivative of the party token is reproduced a plurality of times within the steganogram.