Efficient Data Hiding Based on Block Truncation Coding Using Pixel Pair Matching Technique

Hong, Wien

doi:10.3390/sym10020036

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“…. Visual comparison after embedding the same 280,000 bits into the Lena image by using four different methods such as (a) Ou and Sun [19], (b) Huang et al [20], (c) W. Hong [21], and our proposed method.…”

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High-Capacity Data Hiding for ABTC-EQ Based Compressed Image

2020

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We present a new data hiding method based on Adaptive BTC Edge Quantization (ABTC-EQ) using an optimal pixel adjustment process (OPAP) to optimize two quantization levels. The reason we choose ABTC-EQ as a cover media is that it is superior to AMBTC in maintaining a high-quality image after encoding is executed. ABTC-EQ is represented by a form of t r i o ( Q 1 , Q 2 , [ Q 3 ] , BM) where Q is quantization levels ( Q 1 ≤ Q 2 ≤ Q 3 ) , and BM is a bitmap). The number of quantization levels are two or three, depending on whether the cover image has an edge or not. Before embedding secret bits in every block, we categorize every block into smooth block or complex block by a threshold. In case a block size is 4x4, the sixteen secret bits are replaced by a bitmap of the smooth block for embedding a message directly. On the other hand, OPAP method conceals 1 bit into LSB and 2LSB respectively, and maintains the quality of an image as a way of minimizing the errors which occur in the embedding procedure. The sufficient experimental results demonsrate that the performance of our proposed scheme is satisfactory in terms of the embedding capacity and quality of an image.

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“…Besides, they also introduced OTQL for higher Embedding Capacity (EC) without loss additionally. Hong [21] introduced a method to embed data in the quantization level of smoothing blocks using Adaptive Pixel Pair Matching (APPM) techniques [22]. Chen and Chi [23] processed by sub-dividing less complex block and highly complex block.…”

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High-Capacity Data Hiding for ABTC-EQ Based Compressed Image

2020

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“…As examples of recent research in this area, it can be mentioned the works [131,132]. In [131], the method of embedding information in digital images compressed using the Absolute Moment Block Truncation Coding (AMBTC) method is presented. The purpose of this study is to improve the quality of embedding.…”

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Information Security Methods—Modern Research Directions

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In Tomsk University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR) one of the main areas of research is information security. The work is carried out by a scientific group under the guidance of Professor Shelupanov. One of the directions is the development of a comprehensive approach to assessing the security of the information systems. This direction includes the construction of an information security threats model and a protection system model, which allow to compile a complete list of threats and methods of protection against them. The main directions of information security tools development are dynamic methods of biometrics, methods for generating prime numbers for data encryption, steganography, methods and means of data protection in Internet of Things (IoT) systems. The article presents the main results of research in the listed areas of information security. The resultant properties in symmetric cryptography are based on the properties of the power of the generating functions. The authors have obtained symmetric principles for the development of primality testing algorithms, as discussed in the Appendix.Symmetry 2018, 10, x FOR PEER REVIEW 3 of 33 Ported to AMR system devices, IPsec ensures mutual authentication of network devices using the IKEv2 protocol. Optionally, the network can be configured based on the EAP-PSK protocol. During configuration, the devices receive network addresses and authentication keys, at which point the execution of EAP-PSK is stopped and data is transferred via IPsec. Another option is to use pre-installed certificates on the devices. In this case, the initial configuration is done manually, but the network does not require EAP-PSK to be used.Data integrity control and encryption during transmission are provided by ESP, which is the protocol used in IPsec at the transport level. This protocol ensures the security of both the data transmitted and packet headers at the network level.This approach makes it possible to ensure reliable authentication of the AMR system devices and the security of the data to be transmitted and opens a wide range of options for the configuration of network operation; however, it cannot be used in networks with heterogeneous communication channels. The EAP-PSK-based approach offers less flexibility but is suitable for networks with heterogeneous communication channels. For an AMR system, a list of threats was proposed based on the developed methodology. Threats to the confidentiality of the system are threats related to the collection of information about the system. This can be a list of devices, software versions, authentication data, access control policies, network addresses, interaction protocols, etc. Threats to the integrity of the automated system for commercial accounting are: substitution of an object, substitution of a communication channel, deletion of an object, destruction of a communication channel, addition of an unauthorized object, creation of an unauthorized communication channel; change of communication channel or object settings...

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“…Usually, in LSB-based methods, the secret data bits are substituted in k-least significant bits of each pixel. In the literature, various types of LSB-based techniques have been proposed [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] targeted at high capacity, visual quality and security.…”

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“…Similarly, the proposed method achieved the higher PSNR value while retaining the lower number of (only 2) LSBs used. However, Wien [22] utilized only 1 LSB, but the embedding capacity and visual quality statistics are quite low as compared to the proposed method. In conclusion, we can say the proposed method outperformed all the compared methods in terms of embedding capacity, visual quality and maintaining the minimum no.…”

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High-Capacity Image Steganography with Minimum Modified Bits Based on Data Mapping and LSB Substitution

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Steganography is the art and practice of communication using hidden messages. The least significant bits (LSB) based method is the well-known type of steganography in the spatial domain. Usually, achieving the larger embedding capacity in LSB-based methods requires a large number of LSB bits modification which indirectly reduces the visual quality of stego-image and increases the risk of steganalysis detection attacks. In this study, we propose a novel steganography method with data mapping strategy which can reduce the number of bits modification per pixel. In the proposed method, four secret data bits are mapped with the four most significant bits of a cover pixel. Furthermore, the only two LSBs of a pixel are modified to indicate the mapping strategy. Experimental results show that the proposed method is able to achieve 3.48% larger embedding capacity while enhancing the visual quality (i.e., peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) 3.73 dB) and reducing the modification of 0.76 bits per pixel. Moreover, the proposed method provides security against basic Regular and Singular groups (RS) steganalysis and histogram steganalysis detection attacks.

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Efficient Data Hiding Based on Block Truncation Coding Using Pixel Pair Matching Technique

Cited by 30 publications

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High-Capacity Data Hiding for ABTC-EQ Based Compressed Image

High-Capacity Data Hiding for ABTC-EQ Based Compressed Image

Information Security Methods—Modern Research Directions

High-Capacity Image Steganography with Minimum Modified Bits Based on Data Mapping and LSB Substitution

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