JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding

Joint photographic experts group (JPEG) images are widely used on the Internet due to their ability to maintain good picture quality while requiring less storage space.Reversible data hiding (RDH) techniques for JPEG images enable the hiding and extraction of secret information while allowing for lo...

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Main Authors: Ziyang ZHOU, Yun TAN, Jiaohua QIN, Xuyu XIANG
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Language:English
Published: POSTS&TELECOM PRESS Co., LTD 2023-08-01
Series:网络与信息安全学报
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Online Access:http://www.cjnis.com.cn/thesisDetails#10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2023062
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Xuyu XIANG
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description Joint photographic experts group (JPEG) images are widely used on the Internet due to their ability to maintain good picture quality while requiring less storage space.Reversible data hiding (RDH) techniques for JPEG images enable the hiding and extraction of secret information while allowing for lossless restoration of the original image.RDH is of great significance in file management and image authentication.However, many existing RDH methods result in a significant increase in the storage space of the encoded image after embedding secret information.For methods based on discrete cosine transform (DCT) coefficient embedding, the key issue that affects the performance of reversible information hiding in JPEG images is how to select the frequency band position.A reversible information hiding method for JPEG images was proposed, based on optimal DCT frequency embedding.The entropy decoded JPEG image was divided into 8×8 non-overlapping DCT blocks.The average texture complexity of each DCT block was calculated and ordered in ascending order.Then the alternating current (AC) in adjacent DCT blocks was paired pairwise.By satisfying the capacity of the information to be embedded, the optimal AC coefficient frequency position set was obtained from the distortion cost function of the AC coefficient frequency.The secret information was embedded according to the designed two-dimensional histogram mapping strategy.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can reduce the expansion of the loaded image file’s storage size compared to existing methods, while maintaining good visual quality of the cover image.
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spelling doaj-art-3209a7e2b0ed41fd8a64a32b3d767e262025-01-15T03:16:48ZengPOSTS&TELECOM PRESS Co., LTD网络与信息安全学报2096-109X2023-08-01916617759579969JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embeddingZiyang ZHOUYun TANJiaohua QINXuyu XIANGJoint photographic experts group (JPEG) images are widely used on the Internet due to their ability to maintain good picture quality while requiring less storage space.Reversible data hiding (RDH) techniques for JPEG images enable the hiding and extraction of secret information while allowing for lossless restoration of the original image.RDH is of great significance in file management and image authentication.However, many existing RDH methods result in a significant increase in the storage space of the encoded image after embedding secret information.For methods based on discrete cosine transform (DCT) coefficient embedding, the key issue that affects the performance of reversible information hiding in JPEG images is how to select the frequency band position.A reversible information hiding method for JPEG images was proposed, based on optimal DCT frequency embedding.The entropy decoded JPEG image was divided into 8×8 non-overlapping DCT blocks.The average texture complexity of each DCT block was calculated and ordered in ascending order.Then the alternating current (AC) in adjacent DCT blocks was paired pairwise.By satisfying the capacity of the information to be embedded, the optimal AC coefficient frequency position set was obtained from the distortion cost function of the AC coefficient frequency.The secret information was embedded according to the designed two-dimensional histogram mapping strategy.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can reduce the expansion of the loaded image file’s storage size compared to existing methods, while maintaining good visual quality of the cover image.http://www.cjnis.com.cn/thesisDetails#10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2023062JPEG imagereversible data hidingtwo-dimensional histogramaverage texture complexity
spellingShingle Ziyang ZHOU
Yun TAN
Jiaohua QIN
Xuyu XIANG
JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
网络与信息安全学报
JPEG image
reversible data hiding
two-dimensional histogram
average texture complexity
title JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
title_full JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
title_fullStr JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
title_full_unstemmed JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
title_short JPEG reversible data hiding method based on optimal DCT frequency embedding
title_sort jpeg reversible data hiding method based on optimal dct frequency embedding
topic JPEG image
reversible data hiding
two-dimensional histogram
average texture complexity
url http://www.cjnis.com.cn/thesisDetails#10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2023062
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