A Novel Algorithm for Digital Watermarking for Image Tamper Localization and Recovery

Abstract:

A content-based and block-wise image authentication algorithm with location and recovery is presented. In this algorithm, the watermark of each block is its content-feature which is encrypted by md5, and it is embedded in another block which selected by an ergodic matrix of a chaotic sequence. That all security parameters are user dependent and can be computed at both ends individually based on Diffie-Hellman key exchange method makes the scheme not only robust against collage attack but also truly oblivious. The experiments demonstrate that the proposed scheme can detect and localize any tampering of size 8x8 pixels and above and can recover a 40% damaged image to an intelligible one.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 432)
• Pages: 538-542
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.432.538
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Chuan Mu Li
• Keywords: Image Authentication, Image Recovery, Mage Authentication, Tamper Detection

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