A Steganographic Protocol Based on Linear Error-Block Codes

Rabiî Dariti, El Mamoun Souidi

2014

Abstract

We present a steganographic protocol based on linear error-block codes. Recent works have showed that these codes allow to increase the number of information carrier bits within a given cover by exploiting multiple bit planes (not only LSB plane) from pixels which would not have a perceptible influence on the cover. We employ a parameter, called heterogeneity, to assess the ability of pixels to be modified without perturbing the cover. The quality of the modified cover is handled by tuning a vector of heterogeneity thresholds which determines the number of bit planes that we are allowed to use for each pixel in the cover.

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Dariti R. and Souidi E. (2014). A Steganographic Protocol Based on Linear Error-Block Codes . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-045-1, pages 178-183. DOI: 10.5220/0005014501780183


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@conference{secrypt14,
author={Rabiî Dariti and El Mamoun Souidi},
title={A Steganographic Protocol Based on Linear Error-Block Codes},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={178-183},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005014501780183},
isbn={978-989-758-045-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2014)
TI - A Steganographic Protocol Based on Linear Error-Block Codes
SN - 978-989-758-045-1
AU - Dariti R.
AU - Souidi E.
PY - 2014
SP - 178
EP - 183
DO - 10.5220/0005014501780183