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In this paper, a dual image-based data hiding scheme has been proposed in Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) domain. The proposed method can embed secret data utilizing the differences between the values of the adjacent pixels. Here, the cover image is converted to integer coefficients after applying IWT. The coefficients of the IWT subbands are divided into a number of non-overlapping blocks. The maximum difference of a particular coefficient from another coefficient inside a block is calculated. The number of secret bits to be embedded in a single coefficient inside a block depends on the amount of this maximum difference value. The decimal equivalent of the secret bits is split to embed in the dual images. The secret data is folded to minimize the modification of the original pixel in both of the dual images. Using the Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) domain instead of spatial domain minimizes the distortion in pixel values in both the stego images. Moreover, different subbands of the IWT coefficients are used efficiently to solve the problems regarding the center folding strategy. The experimental results show the superiority of the proposed scheme over some existing schemes in terms of imperceptibility and robustness. The proposed scheme embeds secret bits depending on the characteristics of the image. It also maintains a minimum difference between the same pixel values in both the stego images and retains good visual quality of the stego images.
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Midya, S., Chowdhuri, P., Pal, P., Singh, P.K., Jana, B. (2022). A Dual Image Based Data Hiding Scheme Based on Difference of Pixel Values in Integer Wavelet Transform Domain. In: Mukhopadhyay, S., Sarkar, S., Dutta, P., Mandal, J.K., Roy, S. (eds) Computational Intelligence in Communications and Business Analytics. CICBA 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1579. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10766-5_7
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