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The internet's global data communication has made data transfer both simple and dangerous. The security of data transferred over the Internet is a major concern nowadays. Steganography is a popular method for preventing unauthorized access to data. This paper proposes a three-level secured hybrid image steganography method with increased payload by embedding secret data bits in both the spectral and spatial domains. First, the cover and secret image are encrypted using the permutation order (PO) generated by the initial keys (First Level security), and then the cover image is converted using DCT and random DCT blocks are selected using key values to embed the secret data (Second Level security). Finally, the remaining secret data bits are embedded at random locations specified by the key values in the LSB planes (Third Level security). The method achieves a PSNR of 35.86 dB and a hiding ratio of 50% (4bpp), according to the performance results.
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Kumar, D., Sudha, V.K. (2023). A Hybrid Image Steganography Method Based on Spectral and Spatial Domain with High Hiding Ratio. In: Abraham, A., Pllana, S., Casalino, G., Ma, K., Bajaj, A. (eds) Intelligent Systems Design and Applications. ISDA 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 715. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35507-3_7
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