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This document discusses digital image steganography using matrix addition. It describes representing digital images and hidden messages as matrices. Direct least significant bit substitution is detectable due to distortion, while the proposed method replaces substitution with addition to be less detectable.

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Digital Image Steganography Using Matrix Addition-Slides

This document discusses digital image steganography using matrix addition. It describes representing digital images and hidden messages as matrices. Direct least significant bit substitution is detectable due to distortion, while the proposed method replaces substitution with addition to be less detectable.

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105 Teryan str.

, Yerevan, Armenia

[email protected]

Digital Image Steganography Using Matrix Addition


Gevorg MARGAROV
PhD, Head of Department

The Idea of Steganography Steganography


offers security tools for: secrecy protection, authentication,

can hide secrets inside images or other digital objects on a local computer, LAN or Internet Secrets remain invisible to a casual observer inspecting these files

Tutorial & Poster Session


Tutorial The Basics of Data Hiding on the Internet July 14, 2010 6:00-9:30 PM, Ballroom 2 Discussion/Poster Session July 15, 2010 3:00-4:00 PM
Hallways of Ballrooms 1-5

Steganography History Application Classification Illustration Analysis Content Security Steganography Cryptography Authentication Intrusion Detection Security Education

Most important requirements


Steganography

Imperceptibility

Undetectability

With full knowledge of the embedding algorithm, except the key, should be no artifacts in the filled container that could be detected by an attacker with probability better than guessing Kerckhoffs principle

Digital Image Steganography


Data hiding by substitution in digital images Imperceptibility is provided by substitution of the least significant bits (LSB) Example of the color pixel:

01100110 MSB

01100110

01100110 LSB

Digital Image Steganography


Container Message Undetectability

Matrix representation
Easy programming High functional speed

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Typical structure of the Digital Image file Header Image Data Footer

Classification of Digital Images Digital Image

Binary

Grayscale

Color

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Binary

and

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Binary

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Grayscale 8 bits 8 layers

MSB layer 76543210

and

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Grayscale LSB layer

and

Matrix representation of Digital Images


Color Superposition of Red, Green and Blue

Matrix representation of Hidden Message


Digital message

Matrix representation of Hidden Message

MG

Matrix representation of Hidden Message


Hidden data as a file with natural matrix structure Steganographic System
If the hidden data is initially stored in a binary image and then embedded in the container it is much harder to detect. Such technique can be recommended as a means of rather strong steganography.

Matrix representation of Hidden Message

MG

Security of Data Hiding


The intuitive heuristic
Embedding distortion in the container Security of the steganographic scheme

Direct LSB substitution is easily detectable because it introduces distortion that never naturally occurs to images and creates an imbalance between appropriately defined statistical quantities

Proposed Steganographic Method


Image Steganography
Embedding Replacement of direct substitution with addition of the hiding bit to the value of pixel intensity Extraction

Plan of the empty container

Experimental Evaluation
Test images:

Armine

Ararat

Tsitsernakaberd

Khachkar

Yerevan

Ornament

Experimental Evaluation
Grayscale images (% of flipped bits) Test image Armine Ararat Tsitsernakaberd Khachkar Yerevan Ornament In average Direct Substitution 52,65 50,40 48,23 51,25 50,26 42,32 49,19 Matrix Addition 22,96 20,22 19,65 18,85 21,11 18,85 21,17

Experimental Evaluation
Full Color images (% of flipped bits) Test image Armine Ararat Tsitsernakaberd Khachkar Yerevan Ornament In average Direct Substitution 51,26 49,74 46,39 50,05 48,86 42,23 48,64 Matrix Addition 21,8 18,23 21,33 21,95 22,06 20,86 21,04

Thank you! Questions, Comments, if you please Contact: [email protected]

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