High-Capacity Image Steganography with Minimum Modified Bits Based on Data Mapping and LSB Substitution
Journals/International Journals 2019. 7. 11. 09:28Applied Sciences (SCIE)
Applied Sciences (SCIE)
WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control (SCOPUS)
International Journal of Signal Processing
Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SCOPUS)
Journal of Real-Time Image Processing (SCIE)
IETE Technical Review (SCIE)
Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference Series, 2017
The goal of image steganographic methods considers three main key issues: high embedding capacity, good visual symmetry/quality, and security. In this paper, a hybrid data hiding method combining the right-most digit replacement (RMDR) with an adaptive least significant bit (ALSB) is proposed to provide not only high embedding capacity but also maintain a good visual symmetry. The cover-image is divided into lower texture (symmetry patterns) and higher texture (asymmetry patterns) areas and these textures determine the selection of RMDR and ALSB methods, respectively, according to pixel symmetry. This paper has three major contributions. First, the proposed hybrid method enhanced the embedding capacity due to efficient ALSB utilization in the higher texture areas of cover images. Second, the proposed hybrid method maintains the high visual quality because RMDR has the closest selection process to generate the symmetry between stego and cover pixels. Finally, the proposed hybrid method is secure against statistical regular or singular (RS) steganalysis and pixel difference histogram steganalysis because RMDR is capable of evading the risk of RS detection attacks due to pixel digits replacement instead of bits. Extensive experimental tests (over 1500+ cover images) are conducted with recent least significant bit (LSB)-based hybrid methods and it is demonstrated that the proposed hybrid method has a high embedding capacity (800,019 bits) while maintaining good visual symmetry (39.00% peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR)).
Symmetry (SCIE), 2016
open access http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/8/6/41/
Steganography is the method of hiding secret data in other data, such as video or an image. A reversible data hiding method can extract the cover image from a stego-image without distortion after extracting the hidden data. In this paper a semi-reversible data hiding method that utilizes interpolation and the least significant substitution technique is proposed. First, interpolation methods are used to scale up and down the cover image before hiding secret data for a higher capacity and quality. Secondly, the LSB substitution method is used to embed secret data. Experimental results show that the proposed method can embed a large amount of secret data while keeping very high visual quality, where the PSNR is guaranteed to be 37.54dB (k=3) and 43.94dB (k=2).
Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2014 (SCIE) (online)