Construction of the RDH Stegosystem Based on the Statistical Properties of Image Areas
https://doi.org/10.55648/1998-6920-2024-18-2-113-126
Abstract
This article discusses the reversible data hiding (RDH) method for raster images. The statistical properties of the container are taken into account by dividing the image into coherent regions using a wildfire method and collecting statistics of the least significant bits to form an embedded sequence with a given distribution. The INP interpolation method is used to divide the image into a part for collecting statistical properties of the container and a part for embedding information. Obtaining a sequence of bits with a given distribution is provided by an arithmetic decoder. The constructed stegosystem has an embedding capacity of 0.6 bits/pixel. RS steganalysis is carried out on the basis of BOSS_v1.01 images and the properties of the resulting containers are assessed based on visual distortion indicators.
About the Author
E. Yu. Merzlyakova
Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science (SibSUTIS)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ekaterina Yu. Merzlyakova, PhD (Engineering), Docent of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics
630102, Novosibirsk, Kirova str., 86, tel. +7 383 2698 272
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Merzlyakova E.Yu. Construction of the RDH Stegosystem Based on the Statistical Properties of Image Areas. The Herald of the Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science. 2024;18(2):113-126. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55648/1998-6920-2024-18-2-113-126
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