Steganography is a science for protecting hidden communication from one end to another. In this the sender will send message to receiver in encrypted form, this encrypted form can be in hidden in a text file, image file, audio file or any means of communication. The receiver will decrypt that message from the source in the form of output file. This paper uses the concept of steganography and cryptography through which an encrypted message can be hidden inside an image which can be retrieved by the receiver. This can be achieved by embedding the information within fully secure covers. The implementation results show that our selection of cover is more efficient. © 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.