scholarly journals Parallel Video Steganographic Method over Multi-core Processors

TEM Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 606-612
Author(s):  
Sally Almanasra
Keyword(s):  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Video Frame ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Video Steganography ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Hidden Data ◽  
Traditional Manner

Steganography refers to the manner in which secret data is concealed under a non-secret data. This non-secret data is known to be a digital form of media that are used as a cover. There are extensive researches regarding the images of steganographic methods. Nevertheless, the cover files did not receive enough attention. This study aims at providing a more inclusive approach for video steganography method. The difference in video steganography lies in the fact that they allow both sender and receiver to exchange hidden data through the matching between the secret text and the video frame RGB channels values presented in pixels, and manageable through different sizes of video files. The traditional manner contains the secret data under the video itself. The proposed method is designed over multithreading technique (parallelized method) for performance enhancement purposes. The results show that this developed steganographic method is more secure compared to the traditional steganographic method. In addition, results show that parallelism has impacted the proposed method positively.

scholarly journals LSB-based pre-embedding video steganography with rotating & shifting poly-pattern block matrix

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e843
Author(s):  
Murat Hacimurtazaoglu ◽  
Kemal Tutuncu
Keyword(s):  
Similarity Index ◽  
Block Matrix ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Video Frame ◽  
Secret Message ◽  
Data Embedding ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Video Steganography ◽  
Logical Operations ◽  
High Payload

Background In terms of data-hiding areas, video steganography is more advantageous compared to other steganography techniques since it uses video as its cover medium. For any video steganography, the good trade-off among robustness, imperceptibility, and payload must be created and maintained. Even though it has the advantage of capacity, video steganography has the robustness problem especially regarding spatial domain is used to implement it. Transformation operations and statistical attacks can harm secret data. Thus, the ideal video steganography technique must provide high imperceptibility, high payload, and resistance towards visual, statistical and transformation-based steganalysis attacks. Methods One of the most common spatial methods for hiding data within the cover medium is the Least Significant Bit (LSB) method. In this study, an LSB-based video steganography application that uses a poly-pattern key block matrix (KBM) as the key was proposed. The key is a 64 × 64 pixel block matrix that consists of 16 sub-pattern blocks with a pixel size of 16 × 16. To increase the security of the proposed approach, sub-patterns in the KBM are allowed to shift in four directions and rotate up to 270° depending on the user preference and logical operations. For additional security XOR and AND logical operations were used to determine whether to choose the next predetermined 64 × 64 pixel block or jump to another pixel block in the cover video frame to place a KBM to embed the secret data. The fact that the combination of variable KBM structure and logical operator for the secret data embedding distinguishes the proposed algorithm from previous video steganography studies conducted with LSB-based approaches. Results Mean Squared Error (MSE), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) and Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) parameters were calculated for the detection of the imperceptibility (or the resistance against visual attacks ) of the proposed algorithm. The proposed algorithm obtained the best MSE, SSIM and PSNR parameter values based on the secret message length as 0.00066, 0.99999, 80.01458 dB for 42.8 Kb of secret message and 0.00173, 0.99999, 75.72723 dB for 109 Kb of secret message, respectively. These results are better than the results of classic LSB and the studies conducted with LSB-based video steganography approaches in the literature. Since the proposed system allows an equal amount of data embedding in each video frame the data loss will be less in transformation operations. The lost data can be easily obtained from the entire text with natural language processing. The variable structure of the KBM, logical operators and extra security preventions makes the proposed system be more secure and complex. This increases the unpredictability and resistance against statistical attacks. Thus, the proposed method provides high imperceptibility and resistance towards visual, statistical and transformation-based attacks while acceptable even high payload.

scholarly journals Data-Hiding Scheme Using Multidirectional Pixel-Value Differencing on Colour Images

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Pyung-Han Kim ◽  
Eun-Jun Yoon ◽  
Kwan-Woo Ryu ◽  
Ki-Hyun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Data Hiding ◽  
Vision System ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Human Vision ◽  
Embedding Capacity ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Colour Image ◽  
Pixel Value ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Pixel Value Differencing

Data hiding is a technique that hides the existence of secret data from malicious attackers. In this paper, we propose a new data-hiding scheme using multidirectional pixel-value differencing, which can embed secret data in two directions or three directions on colour images. The cover colour image is divided into nonoverlapping blocks, and the pixels of each block are decomposed into R, G, and B channels. The pixels of each block perform regrouping, and then the minimum pixel value within each block is selected. The secret data can be embedded into two directions or three directions based on the minimum pixel value by using the difference value for the block. The pixel pairs with the embedded secret data are put separately into two stego images for secret data extraction on receiver sides. In the extraction process, the secret data can be extracted using the difference value of the two stego images. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme has the highest embedding capacity when the secret data are embedded into three directions. Experimental results also show that the proposed scheme has a high embedding capacity while maintaining the degree of distortion that cannot be perceived by human vision system for two directions.

scholarly journals An novel architecture for information hiding using HMAC-MD5

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agilandeeswari Loganathan ◽  
Brindha Krishnamoorthy ◽  
Stiffy Sunny ◽  
Muralibabu Kumaravel
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Information Hiding ◽  
Secret Message ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Current Discussion ◽  
Payload Capacity ◽  
Lsb Technique ◽  
Embedded Image

Communication in digital form has become the part of day todays lifestyle, in certain moment communication is made secret to avoid others from knowing the information. By providing security to the sensitive data it is ensured that the users data is protected from viewing and accessing by others. In the current discussion about data security, Steganographic algorithm using two mediums has been discussed that involves image based encryption and converting to word file. The stage involving image based encryption uses HMAC-MD5 algorithm along with LSB steganography. LSB technique scatters the secret data which have to be protected over the entire image. Convert the embedded image in word file, so that the secret message is made unavailable to others who try to obtain the file. This method provides greater payload capacity along with higher image fidelity and thus make the proposed system is more robust against attacks.

Motion-Based Template Matching for Obstacle Detection

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 469-476
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Kawamoto ◽  
◽  
Naoya Ohnishi ◽  
Atsushi Imiya ◽  
Reinhard Klette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Flow ◽  
Template Matching ◽  
Roc Curves ◽  
Image Sequences ◽  
Obstacle Detection ◽  
Frame Rate ◽  
Video Frame ◽  
Positive Fraction ◽  
Indoor Scenes ◽  
The Difference

A matching algorithm that evaluates the difference between model and calculated flows for obstacle detection in video sequences is presented. A stabilization method for obstacle detection by median filtering to overcome instability in the computation of optical flow is also presented. Since optical flow is a scene-independent measurement, the proposed algorithm can be applied to various situations, whereas most of existing color- and texture-based algorithms depend on specific scenes, such as roadway and indoor scenes. An experiment is conducted with three real image sequences, in which a static box or a moving toy car appears, to evaluate the performance in terms of accuracy under varying thresholds using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. For the three image sequences, the ROC curves show, in the best case, that the false positive fraction and the true positive fraction is 19.0% and 79.6%, 11.4% and 84.5%, 19.0% and 85.4%, respectively. The processing time per frame is 19.38msec. on 2.0GHz Pentium 4, which is less than the video-frame rate.

Substrate Polarity Effects on the Interface Electronic Structure in Organic Light Emitting Diodes

2016 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 746-749
Author(s):  
Huang Tian ◽  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Huai Xin Wei
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Organic Electronic Devices ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Organic Layers ◽  
Interface Dipole ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Polarity Effects

Organic layers deposited on various polarity substrates and the electronic structures of (PTCDA/TiOPc) on hydrophobic and hydrophilic substrates have been studied by ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy. The difference between work function and polarity of the substrates induce the formation of an interface dipole with corresponding shift in the relative position of molecular levels across the interface. While the vacuum level and open circuit voltage show vastly difference respectively, the barrier between anode-organic or organic-cathode also changes from 0.75eV to 1.13eV or 0.35eV to 0.65eV. The results show the possibility of tuning the electronic structure by the modification of substrate and potential applications on performance enhancement in organic electronic devices.

scholarly journals URGENCY OF USING HIDDEN DATA TRANSMISSION IN VIDEO FILES

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Yevheniia Kataieva ◽  
Anton Rebrikov
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Digital Processing ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Blue Color ◽  
Color Channel ◽  
Video Steganography ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Hidden Data

The article examines the problems of protecting information from unwanted access, which have tried to solve throughout the existence of mankind. Nowadays, the widespread use of electronic means of communication, electronic eavesdropping and fraud, a variety of computer viruses and other electronic hazards, electronic systems place high demands on the protection of information. Thus, the study of digital steganography is an urgent task. There are two main areas of hidden data transmission: cryptography and steganography. The purpose of cryptography is to restrict access to information by encrypting it. Unlike cryptography, steganography allows you to hide the very fact of the presence of hidden data. The study examined the main methods of covert data transmission using computer steganography, namely: the method of using system-reserved areas of digital data formats, methods of hiding information by special formatting of text files, which include the use of word, sentence or paragraph shift, selection certain positions of letters in the text or the use of properties of system fields that are not displayed on the screen, the method of using simulation functions, methods of using unused disk sectors, the method of using redundant media files (audio, photo and video). Currently, due to the growth of information and increasing the bandwidth of communication channels, the issue of hiding information in video sequences is becoming increasingly important. The transmission of digital video in recent years is a typical event and does not arouse suspicion. In the course of the research the peculiarities of hiding information in video files are considered, the comparison of existing algorithms of computer video steganography is made. The task is to develop your own algorithm for embedding information in the blue color channel of video files. The object of research is the transfer of hidden data in digital media files. The subject of research is the transmission of hidden data in the video stream. The purpose of research is to review the subject area, to examine the available methods of embedding information in media files in general and specifically in video files, to identify the advantages and disadvantages of existing algorithms, to develop their own algorithm of video steganography based on previously obtained research results. Research methods - methods of information theory, probability theory and mathematical statistics; methods of digital processing of signals, static images and video files; methods of vector analysis. The results of research - an overview of the features of hiding information in video files, compared existing algorithms of computer video steganography.

scholarly journals A Study on Image Segmentation Techniques

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (S2) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
S. Abdul Saleem ◽  
G. Vinitha
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Image Analysis ◽  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Color Image ◽  
Video Frame ◽  
Challenging Problem ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Grey Scale ◽  
High Level

Image processing is a technique to transform an image into digital form and implement some operations on it; in order to acquire an improved image or to abstract some useful information from it. It is a kind of signal exemption in which input is image, like video frame or photograph and output may be image or characteristics related with that image. Segmentation partitions an image into separate regions comprising each pixel with similar attributes. To be significant and useful for image analysis and clarification, the regions should powerfully relate to depicted objects or features of interest. Meaningful segmentation is the first step from low-level image processing converting a grey scale or color image into one or more other images to high-level image depiction in terms of objects, features, and scenes. The achievement of image analysis depends on reliability of segmentation, but an exact partitioning of an image is mostly a very challenging problem.

scholarly journals Forensic analysis of video steganography tools

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Sloan ◽  
Julio Hernandez-Castro
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Forensic Investigation ◽  
Video Steganography ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Hidden Data ◽  
Computer Forensic ◽  
Privacy And Anonymity

Steganography is the art and science of concealing information in such a way that only the sender and intended recipient of a message should be aware of its presence. Digital steganography has been used in the past on a variety of media including executable files, audio, text, games and, notably, images. Additionally, there is increasing research interest towards the use of video as a media for steganography, due to its pervasive nature and diverse embedding capabilities. In this work, we examine the embedding algorithms and other security characteristics of several video steganography tools. We show how all feature basic and severe security weaknesses. This is potentially a very serious threat to the security, privacy and anonymity of their users. It is important to highlight that most steganography users have perfectly legal and ethical reasons to employ it. Some common scenarios would include citizens in oppressive regimes whose freedom of speech is compromised, people trying to avoid massive surveillance or censorship, political activists, whistle blowers, journalists, etc. As a result of our findings, we strongly recommend to cease any use of these tools, and to remove any contents that may have been hidden, and any carriers stored, exchanged and/or uploaded online. For many of these tools, carrier files will be trivial to detect, potentially compromising any hidden data and the parties involved in the communication. We finish this work by presenting our steganalytic results, that highlight a very poor current state of the art in practical video steganography tools. There is unfortunately a complete lack of secure and publicly available tools, and even commercial tools offer very poor security. We therefore encourage the steganography community to work towards the development of more secure and accessible video steganography tools, and make them available for the general public. The results presented in this work can also be seen as a useful resource for forensic examiners to determine the existence of any video steganography materials over the course of a computer forensic investigation.

scholarly journals Reversible data hiding scheme based on pixel-value differencing in dual images

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 155014772091100
Author(s):  
Pyung-Han Kim ◽  
Kwan-Woo Ryu ◽  
Ki-Hyun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Data Hiding ◽  
Reversible Data Hiding ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Cover Image ◽  
Maximum Difference ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Pixel Value ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Pixel Value Differencing ◽  
Dual Images

In this article, a new reversible data hiding scheme using pixel-value differencing in dual images is proposed. The proposed pixel-value differencing method can embed more secret data as the difference value of adjacent pixels is increased. In the proposed scheme, the cover image is divided into non-overlapping blocks and the maximum difference value is calculated to hide secret bits. On the sender side, the length of embeddable secret data is calculated by using the maximum difference value and the log function, and the decimal secret data are embedded into the two stego-images after applying the ceil function and floor function. On the receiver side, the secret data extraction and the cover image restoration can be performed by using the correlation between two stego-images. After recovering the cover image from two stego-images, the secret data can be extracted using the maximum difference value and the log function. The experimental results show that the proposed scheme has a higher embedding capacity and the proposed scheme differs in embedding the secret data depending on the characteristics of the cover image with less distortion. Also, the proposed scheme maintains the degree of image distortion that cannot be perceived by the human visual system.

Exploring Image and Video Steganography Based on DCT and Wavelet Transform

2017 ◽  
pp. 61-89
Author(s):  
Chantana Chantrapornchai ◽  
Jitdumrong Preechasuk
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Wavelet Transforms ◽  
Image Steganography ◽  
Cover Image ◽  
Secret Data ◽  
Video Steganography ◽  
Multiple Messages ◽  
The Given

Steganography is one of the techniques used to communicate secret data through the cover media such as images, videos, audio, texts etc. In this work, we consider the algorithms of steganography based on DCT and wavelet transform. The aspects of media quality after hiding the information in the digital media are considered. Particularly, we compare the performance of the prototype algorithms, representing the DCT and wavelet-based image steganography algorithms respectively, using the PSNR, capacity, robustness and accuracy aspects. For video steganography, with various wavelet transforms, we compare the quality of the derived information, when frames are dropped and the effects of payload is studied. The application of using such steganography algorithm which can embed multiple messages, each of which requires a separate key is proposed. The application can estimate the capacity used and capacity remains for the given cover image and texts.

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