• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.570-595
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• 2017

Robust and perceptually-adaptive image watermarking algorithms have mainly targeted gray-scale images either at the modeling or embedding levels despite the widespread availability of color images. Only few of the existing algorithms are specifically designed for color images where color correlation and perception are constructively exploited. In this paper, a new perceptual and high-capacity color image watermarking solution is proposed based on the extension of Tsui et al. algorithm. The $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space and the spatio-chromatic Fourier transform (SCFT) are combined along with a perceptual model to hide watermarks in color images where the embedding process reconciles between the conflicting requirements of digital watermarking. The perceptual model, based on an emerging color image model, exploits the non-uniform just-noticeable color difference (NUJNCD) thresholds of the $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space. Also, spread-spectrum techniques and semi-random low-density parity check codes (SR-LDPC) are used to boost the watermark robustness and capacity. Unlike, existing color-based models, the data hiding capacity of our scheme relies on a game-theoretic model where upper bounds for watermark embedding are derived. Finally, the proposed watermarking solution outperforms existing color-based watermarking schemes in terms of robustness to standard image/color attacks, hiding capacity and imperceptibility.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.261-270
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• 2017

Data hiding is a way to hide the information in multimedia media such as images or video. The scheme proposed by Nguyen and Chang, was able to embed, extract, and restore the cover image and the secret data using Sudoku. But in the extracting phase, the occurrence of duplicate values in the reference matrix was found to decrease the embedding capacity of secret data. This paper has proposed a reversible data hiding scheme while maintaining the quality of the image to provide high embedding capacity using $7{\times}7$ Sudoku and Shamir's secret sharing scheme.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1291-1306
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• 2022

The dual image-based reversible data hiding scheme embeds secret data into two images to increase the embedding capacity of secret data. The dual image-based reversible data hiding scheme can transmit a lot of secret data. Therefore, various schemes have been proposed until recently. In 2021, Chen and Hong proposed a dual image-based reversible data hiding scheme that embeds a large amount of secret data using a reference matrix, secret data, and bit values. However, in this paper, more secret data can be embedded than Chen and Hong's scheme. To achieve this goal, the proposed scheme generates polynomials and shared values using secret sharing scheme, and embeds secret data using reference matrix and septenary number, and random value. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme can transmit more secret data to the receiver while maintaining the image quality similar to other dual image-based reversible data hiding schemes.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

무손실 정보은닉은 정보를 삽입하되 추출과정에서 원본 영상으로의 완벽한 복원이 가능하도록 정보를 삽입하는 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 웨이블릿 영역에서 영상에 대한 무손실 정보은닉 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 히스토그램 수정을 웨이블릿 계수에 적용한 방법으로 두 단계의 삽입과정으로 이루어진다. 1차 삽입과정에서 히스토그램을 수정함으로써 웨이블릿 계수에 정보를 은닉한다. 2차 삽입과정은 1차 삽입 과정에서 발생한 영상의 왜곡을 줄이는 동시에 정보를 은닉할 수 있는 방법으로 높은 삽입용량을 얻을 수 있게 한다. 제안 알고리즘은 모의실험을 통해 기존의 방법들보다 삽입용량 대 PSNR 측면에 서 향상된 성능을 보여주었다.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.359-370
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• 2013

2010년, Lin과 Chan은 가역 비밀이미지 공유(reversible secret image sharing) 기법을 최초로 제안했다. 이 기법의 장점은 쉐도우 이미지(shadow images)의 왜곡 비율(distortion ratio)이 작고, 비밀이미지의 삽입량(embedding capacity)이 기존의 기법들에 비해 높으며, 가역(reversible)이 가능하다. 그러나 그들의 기법은 몇 가지 문제점들이 존재한다. 첫째, 나머지 연산(modular operation)에 사용하는 소수 m에 의하여 전체 참가자들의 수가 제한된다. 둘째, 비밀 공유 과정 내 양자화 값(quantized value)과 다항식의 결과 값의 덧셈 연산에서 오버플로우(overflow)가 발생한다. 마지막으로, 다항식 최고차항의 계수가 0이 되어 t-1명의 참가자로도 비밀데이터 접근이 가능해지는 문제점을 가진다. 본 논문에서는 Lin과 Chan이 제안한 기법의 문제점을 해결하는 동시에 쉐도우 이미지의 왜곡 비율이 작고 비밀 이미지의 삽입량을 향상시키는 기법을 제안한다. GF($2^8$)상에서의 다항식 연산을 통해 전체 참가자 수의 제한과 오버플로우 문제를 해결하고, 다항식 최고차항의 계수 중 MSB 4-비트를 고정하는 방법을 적용하여 계수가 0이 될 수 있는 문제점을 해결한다. 실험결과에서는 Lin과 Chan의 기법에서 PSNR과 삽입량이 서로 반비례하지만 제안한 기법의 경우 삽입량이 증가하더라도 PSNR은 45dB 이상으로 유지됨을 알 수 있다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.849-857
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose a (2,2)-reversible secret image sharing scheme using histogram shifting and difference expansion. Two techniques are widely used in information hiding. Advantages of them are the low distortion between cover and stego images, and high embedding capacity. In secret image sharing procedure, unlike Shamir's secret sharing, a histogram generate that the difference value between the original image and copy image is computed by difference expansion. And then, the secret image is embedded into original and copy images by using histogram shifting. Lastly, two generated shadow images are distributed to each participant by the dealer. In the experimental results, we measure a capacity of a secret image and a distortion ratio between original image and shadow image. The results show that the embedding capacity and image distortion ratio of the proposed scheme are superior to the previous schemes.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권8호
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• pp.1964-1981
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• 2012

In this paper a reversible data hiding scheme based on histogram shifting of host image blocks is presented. This method attempts to use full available capacity for data embedding by dividing the image into non-overlapping blocks. Applying histogram shifting to each block requires that extra information to be saved as overhead data for each block. This extra information (overhead or bookkeeping information) is used in order to extract payload and recover the block to its original state. A method to eliminate the need for this extra information is also introduced. This method uses maximum gap that exists between histogram bins for finding the value of pixels that was used for embedding in sender side. Experimental results show that the proposed method provides higher embedding capacity than the original reversible data hiding based on histogram shifting method and its improved versions in the current literature while it maintains the quality of marked image at an acceptable level.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.677-686
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• 2018

A novel data hiding technique based on modified histogram shifting that incorporates multi-bit secret data hiding is proposed. The proposed technique divides the image pixel values into embeddable and nonembeddable pixel values. Embeddable pixel values are those that are within a specified limit interval surrounding the peak value of an image. The limit interval is calculated from the number of secret bits to be embedded into each embeddable pixel value. The embedded secret bits can be perfectly extracted from the stego image at the receiver side without any overhead bits. From the simulation, it is found that the proposed technique produces a better quality stego image compared to other data hiding techniques, for the same embedding rate. Since the proposed technique only embeds the secret bits in a limited number of pixel values, the change in the visual quality of the stego image is negligible when compared to other data hiding techniques.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.1248-1266
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• 2012

This paper presents a multilevel reversible data hiding method based on histogram shifting which can recover the original image losslessly after the hidden data has been extracted from the stego-image. The method of prediction is adopted in our proposed scheme and prediction errors are produced to explore the similarity of neighboring pixels. In this article, we propose two different predictors to generate the prediction errors, where the prediction is carried out using the center prediction method and the JPEG-LS median edge predictor (MED) to exploit the correlation among the neighboring pixels. Instead of the original image, these prediction errors are used to hide the secret information. Moreover, we also present an improved method to search for peak and zero pairs and also talk about the analogy of the same to improve the histogram shifting method for huge embedding capacity and high peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR). In the one-level hiding, our method keeps image qualities larger than 53 dB and the ratio of embedding capacity has 0.43 bpp (bit per pixel). Besides, the concept with multiple layer embedding procedure is applied for obtaining high capacity, and the performance is demonstrated in the experimental results. From our experimental results and analytical reasoning, it shows that the proposed scheme has higher PSNR and high data embedding capacity than that of other reversible data hiding methods presented in the literature.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.170-191
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• 2024

The transmission of confidential data using cover media is called steganography. The three requirements of any effective steganography system are high embedding capacity, security, and imperceptibility. The text file's structure, which makes syntax and grammar more visually obvious than in other media, contributes to its poor imperceptibility. Text steganography is regarded as the most challenging carrier to hide secret data because of its insufficient redundant data compared to other digital objects. Unicode characters, especially non-printing or invisible, are employed for hiding data by mapping a specific amount of secret data bits in each character and inserting the character into cover text spaces. These characters are known with limited spaces to embed secret data. Current studies that used Unicode characters in text steganography focused on increasing the data hiding capacity with insufficient redundant data in a text file. A sequential embedding pattern is often selected and included in all available positions in the cover text. This embedding pattern negatively affects the text steganography system's imperceptibility and security. Thus, this study attempts to solve these limitations using the Part-of-speech (POS) tagging technique combined with the randomization concept in data hiding. Combining these two techniques allows inserting the Unicode characters in randomized patterns with specific positions in the cover text to increase data hiding capacity with minimum effects on imperceptibility and security. Format-preserving encryption (FPE) is also used to encrypt a secret message without changing its size before the embedding processes. By comparing the proposed technique to already existing ones, the results demonstrate that it fulfils the cover file's capacity, imperceptibility, and security requirements.