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Digital watermarking may be utilized to identify illicit usage of text as a means to protect its copyright. This research proposes an advanced watermarking method for Arabic text that supports slight verification through the innovative utilization of counting-based secret sharing. The results of the suggested method are compared with several other existing watermarking techniques using applicable tests conducted across identical Arabic benchmarks of the standard Imam Nawawi’s Forty Hadiths, as shown to be favorable in terms of speed, capacity, and security. The research further tested its resilience against the majority of conceivable manipulating text assaults showing our anticipated method to be impervious to electronic text attacks. Interestingly, this approach is not limited to Arabic language script only, as it is applicable to any related text-structure such as Urdu and Farsi writings. The work suggests attractive research contributions and exciting findings pointing the way forward to future specific and smart watermarking enhancements.
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Gutub, A., Almehmadi, E. Advancing Partial Verification of Watermarking for Arabic Text via Utilization of Innovative Counting-Based Secret Sharing. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 9963–9989 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07387-z
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