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New approaches to encryption and steganography for digital videos

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In this work we propose a novel type of digital video encryption that has several advantages over other currently available digital video encryption schemes. We also present an extended classification of digital video encryption algorithms in order to clarify these advantages. We analyze both security and performance aspects of the proposed method, and show that the method is efficient and secure from a cryptographic point of view. Even though the method is currently feasible only for a certain class of video sequences and video codecs, the method is promising and future investigations might reveal its broader applicability. Finally, we extend our approach into a novel type of digital video steganography where it is possible to disguise a given video with another video.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

    Daniel Socek, Hari Kalva, Oge Marques, Dubravko Culibrk & Borko Furht

  2. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA

    Spyros S. Magliveras

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Socek, D., Kalva, H., Magliveras, S.S. et al. New approaches to encryption and steganography for digital videos. Multimedia Systems 13, 191–204 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00530-007-0083-z

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