Competitive Swarm Optimization with Encryption Based Steganography for Digital Image Security

Digital image security is a fundamental and tedious process on shared communication channels.Several methods have been employed for accomplishing security on digital image transmission,such as encryption,steganography,and watermarking.Image stenography and encryption are commonly used models to achieve improved security.Besides,optimal pixel selection process(OPSP)acts as a vital role in the encryption process.With this motivation,this study designs a new competitive swarmoptimization with encryption based stenographic technique for digital image security,named CSOES-DIS technique.The proposed CSOES-DIS model aims to encrypt the secret image prior to the embedding process.In addition,the CSOES-DIS model applies a double chaotic digital image encryption(DCDIE)technique to encrypt the secret image,and then embedding method was implemented.Also,the OPSP can be carried out by the design of CSO algorithm and thereby increases the secrecy level.In order to portray the enhanced outcomes of the CSOES-DIS model,a comparative examination with recent methods is performed and the results reported the betterment of the CSOES-DIS model based on different measures.

Local Features-Based Watermarking for Image Security in Social Media

The last decade shows an explosion of using social media,which raises several challenges related to the security of personal files including images.These challenges include modifying,illegal copying,identity fraud,copyright protection and ownership of images.Traditional digital watermarking techniques embed digital information inside another digital information without affecting the visual quality for security purposes.In this paper,we propose a hybrid digital watermarking and image processing approach to improve the image security level.Specifically,variants of the widely used Least-Significant Bit(LSB)watermarking technique are merged with a blob detection algorithm to embed information into the boundary pixels of the largest blob of a digital image.The proposed algorithms are tested using several experiments and techniques,which are followed by uploading the watermarked images into a social media site to evaluate the probability of extracting the embedding watermarks.The results show that the proposed approaches outperform the traditional LSB algorithm in terms of time,evaluation criteria and the percentage of pixels that have changed.

Improved Multileader Optimization with Shadow Encryption for Medical Images in IoT Environment

Nowadays,security plays an important role in Internet of Things(IoT)environment especially in medical services’domains like disease prediction and medical data storage.In healthcare sector,huge volumes of data are generated on a daily basis,owing to the involvement of advanced health care devices.In general terms,health care images are highly sensitive to alterations due to which any modifications in its content can result in faulty diagnosis.At the same time,it is also significant to maintain the delicate contents of health care images during reconstruction stage.Therefore,an encryption system is required in order to raise the privacy and security of healthcare data by not leaking any sensitive data.The current study introduces Improved Multileader Optimization with Shadow Image Encryption for Medical Image Security(IMLOSIE-MIS)technique for IoT environment.The aim of the proposed IMLOSIE-MIS model is to accomplish security by generating shadows and encrypting them effectively.To do so,the presented IMLOSIE-MIS model initially generates a set of shadows for every input medical image.Besides,shadow image encryption process takes place with the help of Multileader Optimization(MLO)withHomomorphic Encryption(IMLO-HE)technique,where the optimal keys are generated with the help of MLO algorithm.On the receiver side,decryption process is initially carried out and shadow image reconstruction process is conducted.The experimentation analysis was carried out on medical images and the results inferred that the proposed IMLOSIE-MIS model is an excellent performer compared to other models.The comparison study outcomes demonstrate that IMLOSIE-MIS model is robust and offers high security in IoT-enabled healthcare environment.

A Robust Data Hiding Reversible Technique for Improving the Security in e-Health Care System

The authenticity and integrity of healthcare is the primary objective.Numerous reversible watermarking schemes have been developed to improve the primary objective but increasing the quantity of embedding data leads to covering image distortion and visual quality resulting in data security detection.A trade-off between robustness,imperceptibility,and embedded capacity is difficult to achieve with current algorithms due to limitations in their ability.Keeping this purpose insight,an improved reversibility watermarking methodology is proposed to maximize data embedding capacity and imperceptibility while maintaining data security as a primary concern.A key is generated by a random path with minimum bit flipping is selected in the 4 × 4 block to gain access to the data embedding patterns.The random path's complex structure ensures data security.Data of various sizes(8 KB,16 KB,32 KB)are used to analyze image imperceptibility and evaluate quality factors.The proposed reversible watermarking methodology performance is tested under standard structures PSNR,SSIM,and MSE.The results revealed that the MRI watermarked images are imperceptible,like the cover image when LSB is 3 bits plane.Our proposed reversible watermarking methodology outperforms other related techniques in terms of average PSNR(49.29).Experiment results show that the suggested reversible watermarking method improves data embedding capacity and imperceptibility compared to existing state-of-the-art approaches.

A Fractional Fourier Based Medical Image Authentication Approach

Patient medical information in all forms is crucial to keep private and secure,particularly when medical data communication occurs through insecure channels.Therefore,there is a bad need for protecting and securing the color medical images against impostors and invaders.In this paper,an optical medical image security approach is introduced.It is based on the optical bit-plane Jigsaw Transform(JT)and Fractional Fourier Transform(FFT).Different kernels with a lone lens and a single arbitrary phase code are exploited in this security approach.A preceding bit-plane scrambling process is conducted on the input color medical images prior to the JT and FFT processes to accomplish a tremendous level of robustness and security.To confirm the efficiency of the suggested security approach for secure color medical image communication,various assessments on different color medical images are examined based on different statistical security metrics.Furthermore,a comparative analysis is introduced between the suggested security approach and other conventional cryptography protocols.The simulation outcomes acquired for performance assessment demonstrate that the suggested security approach is highly secure.It has excellent encryption/decryption performance and superior security results compared to conventional cryptography approaches with achieving recommended values of average entropy and correlation coefficient of 7.63 and 0.0103 for encrypted images.

Wind Driven Optimization-Based Medical Image Encryption for Blockchain-Enabled Internet of Things Environment

Internet of Things(IoT)and blockchain receive significant interest owing to their applicability in different application areas such as healthcare,finance,transportation,etc.Medical image security and privacy become a critical part of the healthcare sector where digital images and related patient details are communicated over the public networks.This paper presents a new wind driven optimization algorithm based medical image encryption(WDOA-MIE)technique for blockchain enabled IoT environments.The WDOA-MIE model involves three major processes namely data collection,image encryption,optimal key generation,and data transmission.Initially,the medical images were captured from the patient using IoT devices.Then,the captured images are encrypted using signcryption technique.In addition,for improving the performance of the signcryption technique,the optimal key generation procedure was applied by WDOA algorithm.The goal of the WDOA-MIE algorithm is to derive a fitness function dependent upon peak signal to noise ratio(PSNR).Upon successful encryption of images,the IoT devices transmit to the closest server for storing it in the blockchain securely.The performance of the presented method was analyzed utilizing the benchmark medical image dataset.The security and the performance analysis determine that the presented technique offers better security with maximum PSNR of 60.7036 dB.

Secure and Robust Optical Multi-Stage Medical Image Cryptosystem

Due to the rapid growth of telemedicine and healthcare services,color medical image security applications have been expanded precipitously.In this paper,an asymmetric PTFrFT(Phase Truncated Fractional Fourier Transform)-based color medical image cryptosystem is suggested.Two different phases in the fractional Fourier and output planes are provided as deciphering keys.Accordingly,the ciphering keys will not be employed for the deciphering procedure.Thus,the introduced PTFrFT algorithm comprises asymmetric ciphering and deciphering processes in contrast to the traditional optical symmetric OSH(Optical Scanning Holography)and DRPE(Double Random Phase Encoding)algorithms.One of the principal impacts of the introduced asymmetric cryptosystem is that it eliminates the onedimensionality aspects of the related symmetric cryptosystems due to its remarkable feature of phase nonlinear truncation components.More comparisons on various colormedical images are examined and analyzed to substantiate the cryptosystem efficacy.The achieved experimental outcomes ensure that the introduced cryptosystem is robust and secure.It has terrific cryptography performance compared to conventional cryptography algorithms,even in the presence of noise and severe channel attacks.

Robust Watermarking Scheme for NIfTI Medical Images

Computed Tomography(CT)scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)technologies are widely used in medical field.Within the last few months,due to the increased use of CT scans,millions of patients have had their CT scans done.So,as a result,images showing the Corona Virus for diagnostic purposes were digitally transmitted over the internet.The major problem for the world health care system is a multitude of attacks that affect copyright protection and other ethical issues as images are transmitted over the internet.As a result,it is important to apply a robust and secure watermarking technique to these images.Notably,watermarking schemes have been developed for various image formats,including.jpg,.bmp,and.png,but their impact on NIfTI(Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative)images is not noteworthy.A watermarking scheme based on the Lifting Wavelet Transform(LWT)and QR factorization is presented in this paper.When LWT and QR are combined,the NIfTI image maintains its inherent sensitivity and mitigates the watermarking scheme’s robustness.Multiple watermarks are added to the host image in this approach.Measuring the performance of the graphics card is done by using PSNR,SSIM,Q(a formula which measures image quality),SNR,and Normalized correlation.The watermarking scheme withstands a variety of noise attacks and conversions,including image compression and decompression.

Novel Image Encryption and Compression Scheme for IoT Environment

Latest advancements made in the processing abilities of smartdevices have resulted in the designing of Intelligent Internet of Things (IoT)environment. This advanced environment enables the nodes to connect, collect, perceive, and examine useful data from its surroundings. Wireless Multimedia Surveillance Networks (WMSNs) form a vital part in IoT-assistedenvironment since it contains visual sensors that examine the surroundingsfrom a number of overlapping views by capturing the images incessantly.Since IoT devices generate a massive quantity of digital media, it is thereforerequired to save the media, especially images, in a secure way. In order toachieve security, encryption techniques as well as compression techniques areemployed to reduce the amount of digital data, being communicated overthe network. Encryption Then Compression (ETC) techniques pave a wayfor secure and compact transmission of the available data to prevent unauthorized access. With this background, the current research paper presentsa new ETC technique to accomplish image security in IoT environment.The proposed model involves three major processes namely, IoT-based imageacquisition, encryption, and compression. The presented model involves optimal Signcryption Technique with Whale Optimization Algorithm (NMWOA)abbreviated as ST-NMWOA. The optimal key generation of signcryptiontechnique takes place with the help of NMWOA. Besides, the presented modelalso uses Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and Matrix Minimization (MM)algorithm-based compression technique. Extensive set of experimental analysis was conducted to validate the effective performance of the proposed model.The obtained values infer that the presented model is superior in terms of bothcompression efficiency and data secrecy in resource-limited IoT environment.

Reversible Watermarking Method with Low Distortion for the Secure Transmission of Medical Images

In telemedicine,the realization of reversible watermarking through information security is an emerging research field.However,adding watermarks hinders the distribution of pixels in the cover image because it creates distortions(which lead to an increase in the detection probability).In this article,we introduce a reversible watermarking method that can transmit medical images with minimal distortion and high security.The proposed method selects two adjacent gray pixels whose least significant bit(LSB)is different from the relevant message bit and then calculates the distortion degree.We use the LSB pairing method to embed the secret matrix of patient record into the cover image and exchange pixel values.Experimental results show that the designed method is robust to different attacks and has a high PSNR(peak signal-to-noise ratio)value.The MRI image quality and imperceptibility are verified by embedding a secret matrix of up to 262,688 bits to achieve an average PSNR of 51.657 dB.In addition,the proposed algorithm is tested against the latest technology on standard images,and it is found that the average PSNR of our proposed reversible watermarking technology is higher(i.e.,51.71 dB).Numerical results show that the algorithm can be extended to normal images and medical images.

Data Hiding in AMBTC Images Using Selective XOR Hiding Scheme

Nowadays since the Internet is ubiquitous,the frequency of data transfer through the public network is increasing.Hiding secure data in these transmitted data has emerged broad security issue,such as authentication and copyright protection.On the other hand,considering the transmission efficiency issue,image transmission usually involves image compression in Internet-based applications.To address both issues,this paper presents a data hiding scheme for the image compression method called absolute moment block truncation coding(AMBTC).First,an image is divided into nonoverlapping blocks through AMBTC compression,the blocks are classified four types,namely smooth,semi-smooth,semi-complex,and complex.The secret data are embedded into the smooth blocks by using a simple replacement strategy.The proposed method respectively embeds nine bits(and five bits)of secret data into the bitmap of the semi-smooth blocks(and semicomplex blocks)through the exclusive-or(XOR)operation.The secret data are embedded into the complex blocks by using a hidden function.After the embedding phase,the direct binary search(DBS)method is performed to improve the image qualitywithout damaging the secret data.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method yields higher quality and hiding capacity than other reference methods.

A Simple Steganography Algorithm Based on Lossless Compression Technique in WSN

Image security has wide applications in data transferring from source to destination system. However, cryptography is a data secrecy technique between sender and receiver, the steganography increases the level of security and acts a protective layer to the hidden information within the source image. In this paper, a compression scheme based image security algorithm for wireless sensor network is proposed to hide a secret color image within the source color image. The main contribution of this paper is to propose a compression scheme which is based on level matrix and integer matrix, and increases the compression level significantly. The performance of the proposed system is evaluated in terms of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR), mean square error (MSE), number of pixels change rate (NPCR) and unified average changing intensity (UACI). The proposed method achieves 42.65% PSNR, 27.16% MSE, 99.9% NPCR and 30.99% UACI.

Security enhancement for double-random phase encryption using orthogonally encoded image and electronically synthesized key data

We prot）ose a security-enhanced double-random phase encryption （DRPE） scheme using orthogonally encoded image and electronically synthesized key data to cope with the security problem of DRPE technique caused by fixed double-random phase masks for eneryption. In the proposed scheme, we adopt the electronically synthesized key to frequently update the phase mask using a spatial light modulator, and also employ the orthogonal encoding technique to encode the image and electronically synthesized key data, which can enhance the security of both data. We provide detailed procedures for eneryption and decryption of the proposed scheme, and provide the simulation results to show the eneryption effects of the proposed scheme.

ImgFS： a transparent cryptography for stored images using a filesystem in userspace

Real-time encryption and decryption of digital images stored on end-user devices is a challenging task due to the inherent features of the images. Traditional software encryption applications generally suffered from the expense of user con- venience, performance efficiency, and the level of security provided. To overcome these limitations, the concept of transparent encryption has been proposed. This type of encryption mechanism can be implemented most efficiently with kernel file systems. However, this approach has some disadvantages since developing a new file system and attaching it in the kernel level requires a deep understanding of the kernel internal data structure. A filesystem in userspace （FUSE） can be used to bridge the gap. Never- theless, ctwrent implementations of cryptographic FUSE-based file systems suffered from several weaknesses that make them less than ideal for deployment. This paper describes the design and implementation of ImgFS, a fully transparent cryptographic file system that resides on user space. ImgFS can provide a sophisticated way to access, manage, and monitor all encryption and key management operations for image files stored on the local disk without any interaction from the user. The development of ImgFS has managed to solve weaknesses that have been identified on cryptographic FUSE-based implementations. Experiments were carried out to measure the performance of ImgFS over image files＇ read and write against the cryptographic service, and the results indicated that while ImgFS has managed to provide higher level of security and transparency, its performance was competitive with other established cryptographic FUSE-based schemes of high performance.