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Securing recognized multimodal biometric images using cryptographic model

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The security of recognized biometric images keeps sensitive data from the vindictive behavior in transmission. An optional technique to guarantee the secrecy and abnormal state of security is cryptography. The protection of biometrics images raises significant worries, specifically if calculations over biometric information are performed at untrusted servers. In our previous work, the multimodal biometric images are recognized dependent on optimal features. To ensure these recognized images, a cryptographic strategy is proposed in this investigation. At first, the recognized images are given to the progressive cryptographic method which is utilized to the secret image is shared safely and furthermore, its data is kept up with the most extreme classification. In this research work, various shadows have been produced from one image with the assistance of the Visual Shadow Creation (VSC) Process. The different shadows are utilized to move the secret image by utilizing the encryption and decoding process by methods for Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). The proposed method offers better security for shadows and reduced the fraudulent shares of the secret image. The performance investigation of the proposed cryptographic demonstrates the high security, adequacy, and power compared with existing cryptographic algorithms. The abovementioned systems are actualized in MATLAB programming.

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Evangelin, L.N., Fred, A.L. Securing recognized multimodal biometric images using cryptographic model. Multimed Tools Appl 80, 18735–18752 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-10541-8

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