analyse
Estimate cover capacity and detectability for a given technique.
Usage
shadowforge analyse --cover <FILE> --technique <TECHNIQUE> [--json]
Options
| Option | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--cover | Yes | Path to the cover file |
--technique | Yes | Steganographic technique |
--json | No | Output as JSON instead of a table |
Examples
# Human-readable output
shadowforge analyse --cover photo.png --technique lsb
# JSON output (for scripting)
shadowforge analyse --cover photo.png --technique lsb --json
Output
The analysis reports:
- Capacity: Maximum payload size in bytes
- Technique: The steganographic method used
- Chi-square score: Detectability metric (lower is less detectable)