A proof of concept for using youtube as file storage.
Please feel free to star this project if you like what I have done! <3
So, I got inspired by DvorakDwarf's Infinite-Storage-Glitch and wanted to try it out myself but in python and the file data would be encrypted using Chaeslib. (AES-GCM + ChaCha20_Poly1305).
The issue and difference with my project here is that the encrypted data is being stored in a QR code instead of actually in the images/video itself. I have tried LSB, RGB, DCT, and Spacial Domain steganography and ALL have failed when I upload to youtube and then download the video. The compression is just to strong and kills any hope I have. I am also unsure how to use the "Binary" option "ISG" uses in python as I can't really find any documentation or libraries that'd help. I would like help to move away from the QR codes, so anything provided in terms of steganography is very appreciated.
On a good note, I did manage to get all of the other methods mentioned to work with hiding the encrypted data of a .zip/.tar.gz archive in a video file and then reveal/retrieve the data, etc. But I just couldn't get it to work/get past youtube's compression.
When calling the "encode_video()" function, it prompts you to provide "data for keygen". This is basically any 100+ random characters you can put together. I personally just press all of the buttons of my keyboard in a satisfying way to get a lot of randomly pressed letters, symbols, and numbers. You could also use Genter to generate 100+ characters if you want something with a lot more variety than your keyboard.
6/2/23
Updated:
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Changed some wording when asked if you want to change how many frames to use.
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Fixed some if checks and after question prompt logic. (Aka, fixed some bugs)
5/31/23
Updated:
- Made the way you control how long a video is and how many frames get used to put a QR code in more convenient.
5/30/23
Updated:
- Youtube compression fix. You should now be able to download the video from youtube and have it extract properly now. 🤞
- We are using yt_dlp for downloading videos now.
5/29/23
Updated:
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Encryption method now uses Chaeslib instead of only gcm/GCMlib.
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When encoding a file into a video, it will now split the resulting encrypted data into segements. And for each segment that it gets split into, a QR code will be made. The segmented data will then be put into a qr code, and the qr code will be pasted into a frame of the video.
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Updated some if checks for more key verification.
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Fixed some typos and updated some wording.
To be worked on...
- Archive the files you want to store. (.zip or .tar.gz)
- Upload to qStore and encode a video.
- Upload video to youtube account specifically for these kinds of videos.
- Add record to database to keep track. (if you want)
- Download the video via url/link and then provide to qStore.
- It will extract the data and give you the .zip or .tar.gz file with a "random" name.
If you are using Ubuntu (linux), you will need to install an additional package
sudo apt-get install zbar-toolsin order for the qr codes to be read. This appears to be an ubuntu specific issue. (Maybe Mac as well)
Github isn't a fan of me embedding the video...
git clone https://github.com/therealOri/qStore.git
cd qStore
virtualenv qstrENV
source qstrENV
pip install -r requirements.txt
If you don't have
virtualenvyou can install it via "pip",pip install virtualenv.
Github only allows .mp4 vids that are 10MB or less...
(God knows I need one xD)
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