Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi...Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi-stego images provides good image quality but often results in low embedding capability.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a high-capacity RDH scheme based on PVO that generates three stego images from a single cover image.The cover image is partitioned into non-overlapping blocks with pixels sorted in ascending order.Four secret bits are embedded into each block’s maximum pixel value,while three additional bits are embedded into the second-largest value when the pixel difference exceeds a predefined threshold.A similar embedding strategy is also applied to the minimum side of the block,including the second-smallest pixel value.This design enables each block to embed up to 14 bits of secret data.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves significantly higher embedding capacity and improved visual quality compared to existing triple-stego RDH approaches,advancing the field of reversible steganography.展开更多
Digital watermarking technology plays an important role in detecting malicious tampering and protecting image copyright.However,in practical applications,this technology faces various problems such as severe image dis...Digital watermarking technology plays an important role in detecting malicious tampering and protecting image copyright.However,in practical applications,this technology faces various problems such as severe image distortion,inaccurate localization of the tampered regions,and difficulty in recovering content.Given these shortcomings,a fragile image watermarking algorithm for tampering blind-detection and content self-recovery is proposed.The multi-feature watermarking authentication code(AC)is constructed using texture feature of local binary patterns(LBP),direct coefficient of discrete cosine transform(DCT)and contrast feature of gray level co-occurrence matrix(GLCM)for detecting the tampered region,and the recovery code(RC)is designed according to the average grayscale value of pixels in image blocks for recovering the tampered content.Optimal pixel adjustment process(OPAP)and least significant bit(LSB)algorithms are used to embed the recovery code and authentication code into the image in a staggered manner.When detecting the integrity of the image,the authentication code comparison method and threshold judgment method are used to perform two rounds of tampering detection on the image and blindly recover the tampered content.Experimental results show that this algorithm has good transparency,strong and blind detection,and self-recovery performance against four types of malicious attacks and some conventional signal processing operations.When resisting copy-paste,text addition,cropping and vector quantization under the tampering rate(TR)10%,the average tampering detection rate is up to 94.09%,and the peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR)of the watermarked image and the recovered image are both greater than 41.47 and 40.31 dB,which demonstrates its excellent advantages compared with other related algorithms in recent years.展开更多
Driven by advancements in mobile internet technology,images have become a crucial data medium.Ensuring the security of image information during transmission has thus emerged as an urgent challenge.This study proposes ...Driven by advancements in mobile internet technology,images have become a crucial data medium.Ensuring the security of image information during transmission has thus emerged as an urgent challenge.This study proposes a novel image encryption algorithm specifically designed for grayscale image security.This research introduces a new Cantor diagonal matrix permutation method.The proposed permutation method uses row and column index sequences to control the Cantor diagonal matrix,where the row and column index sequences are generated by a spatiotemporal chaotic system named coupled map lattice(CML).The high initial value sensitivity of the CML system makes the permutation method highly sensitive and secure.Additionally,leveraging fractal theory,this study introduces a chaotic fractal matrix and applies this matrix in the diffusion process.This chaotic fractal matrix exhibits selfsimilarity and irregularity.Using the Cantor diagonal matrix and chaotic fractal matrix,this paper introduces a fast image encryption algorithm involving two diffusion steps and one permutation step.Moreover,the algorithm achieves robust security with only a single encryption round,ensuring high operational efficiency.Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm features an expansive key space,robust security,high sensitivity,high efficiency,and superior statistical properties for the ciphered images.Thus,the proposed algorithm not only provides a practical solution for secure image transmission but also bridges fractal theory with image encryption techniques,thereby opening new research avenues in chaotic cryptography and advancing the development of information security technology.展开更多
In the age of big data,ensuring data privacy while enabling efficient encrypted data retrieval has become a critical challenge.Traditional searchable encryption schemes face difficulties in handling complex semantic q...In the age of big data,ensuring data privacy while enabling efficient encrypted data retrieval has become a critical challenge.Traditional searchable encryption schemes face difficulties in handling complex semantic queries.Additionally,they typically rely on honest but curious cloud servers,which introduces the risk of repudiation.Furthermore,the combined operations of search and verification increase system load,thereby reducing performance.Traditional verification mechanisms,which rely on complex hash constructions,suffer from low verification efficiency.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a blockchain-based contextual semantic-aware ciphertext retrieval scheme with efficient verification.Building on existing single and multi-keyword search methods,the scheme uses vector models to semantically train the dataset,enabling it to retain semantic information and achieve context-aware encrypted retrieval,significantly improving search accuracy.Additionally,a blockchain-based updatable master-slave chain storage model is designed,where the master chain stores encrypted keyword indexes and the slave chain stores verification information generated by zero-knowledge proofs,thus balancing system load while improving search and verification efficiency.Finally,an improved non-interactive zero-knowledge proof mechanism is introduced,reducing the computational complexity of verification and ensuring efficient validation of search results.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme offers stronger security,balanced overhead,and higher search verification efficiency.展开更多
为了解决实验室管理系统(laboratory information management system, LIMS)面临的安全威胁,本文对其现状及常见安全威胁进行了深入分析,明确了潜在的攻击路径和隐私泄露风险。结合先进的加密技术、访问控制机制以及区块链技术,设计了...为了解决实验室管理系统(laboratory information management system, LIMS)面临的安全威胁,本文对其现状及常见安全威胁进行了深入分析,明确了潜在的攻击路径和隐私泄露风险。结合先进的加密技术、访问控制机制以及区块链技术,设计了一套集成化的数据保护框架,并采用层次式验证方法,对LIMS的攻击防御性能、审计链完整性、数据处理合规性和框架稳定性进行了测试与评估。实验结果表明:该框架能够显著提升LIMS的数据保密性、完整性和系统抗攻击能力,同时有效降低数据泄露的风险。展开更多
基金funded by University of Transport and Communications(UTC)under grant number T2025-CN-004.
文摘Reversible data hiding(RDH)enables secret data embedding while preserving complete cover image recovery,making it crucial for applications requiring image integrity.The pixel value ordering(PVO)technique used in multi-stego images provides good image quality but often results in low embedding capability.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a high-capacity RDH scheme based on PVO that generates three stego images from a single cover image.The cover image is partitioned into non-overlapping blocks with pixels sorted in ascending order.Four secret bits are embedded into each block’s maximum pixel value,while three additional bits are embedded into the second-largest value when the pixel difference exceeds a predefined threshold.A similar embedding strategy is also applied to the minimum side of the block,including the second-smallest pixel value.This design enables each block to embed up to 14 bits of secret data.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method achieves significantly higher embedding capacity and improved visual quality compared to existing triple-stego RDH approaches,advancing the field of reversible steganography.
基金supported by Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.SJCX24_1332)Jiangsu Province Education Science Planning Project in 2024(Grant No.B-b/2024/01/122)High-Level Talent Scientific Research Foundation of Jinling Institute of Technology,China(Grant No.jit-b-201918).
文摘Digital watermarking technology plays an important role in detecting malicious tampering and protecting image copyright.However,in practical applications,this technology faces various problems such as severe image distortion,inaccurate localization of the tampered regions,and difficulty in recovering content.Given these shortcomings,a fragile image watermarking algorithm for tampering blind-detection and content self-recovery is proposed.The multi-feature watermarking authentication code(AC)is constructed using texture feature of local binary patterns(LBP),direct coefficient of discrete cosine transform(DCT)and contrast feature of gray level co-occurrence matrix(GLCM)for detecting the tampered region,and the recovery code(RC)is designed according to the average grayscale value of pixels in image blocks for recovering the tampered content.Optimal pixel adjustment process(OPAP)and least significant bit(LSB)algorithms are used to embed the recovery code and authentication code into the image in a staggered manner.When detecting the integrity of the image,the authentication code comparison method and threshold judgment method are used to perform two rounds of tampering detection on the image and blindly recover the tampered content.Experimental results show that this algorithm has good transparency,strong and blind detection,and self-recovery performance against four types of malicious attacks and some conventional signal processing operations.When resisting copy-paste,text addition,cropping and vector quantization under the tampering rate(TR)10%,the average tampering detection rate is up to 94.09%,and the peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR)of the watermarked image and the recovered image are both greater than 41.47 and 40.31 dB,which demonstrates its excellent advantages compared with other related algorithms in recent years.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62376106)The Science and Technology Development Plan of Jilin Province(20250102212JC).
文摘Driven by advancements in mobile internet technology,images have become a crucial data medium.Ensuring the security of image information during transmission has thus emerged as an urgent challenge.This study proposes a novel image encryption algorithm specifically designed for grayscale image security.This research introduces a new Cantor diagonal matrix permutation method.The proposed permutation method uses row and column index sequences to control the Cantor diagonal matrix,where the row and column index sequences are generated by a spatiotemporal chaotic system named coupled map lattice(CML).The high initial value sensitivity of the CML system makes the permutation method highly sensitive and secure.Additionally,leveraging fractal theory,this study introduces a chaotic fractal matrix and applies this matrix in the diffusion process.This chaotic fractal matrix exhibits selfsimilarity and irregularity.Using the Cantor diagonal matrix and chaotic fractal matrix,this paper introduces a fast image encryption algorithm involving two diffusion steps and one permutation step.Moreover,the algorithm achieves robust security with only a single encryption round,ensuring high operational efficiency.Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm features an expansive key space,robust security,high sensitivity,high efficiency,and superior statistical properties for the ciphered images.Thus,the proposed algorithm not only provides a practical solution for secure image transmission but also bridges fractal theory with image encryption techniques,thereby opening new research avenues in chaotic cryptography and advancing the development of information security technology.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62262073in part by the Yunnan Provincial Ten Thousand People Program for Young Top Talents under Grant YNWR-QNBJ-2019-237in part by the Yunnan Provincial Major Science and Technology Special Program under Grant 202402AD080002.
文摘In the age of big data,ensuring data privacy while enabling efficient encrypted data retrieval has become a critical challenge.Traditional searchable encryption schemes face difficulties in handling complex semantic queries.Additionally,they typically rely on honest but curious cloud servers,which introduces the risk of repudiation.Furthermore,the combined operations of search and verification increase system load,thereby reducing performance.Traditional verification mechanisms,which rely on complex hash constructions,suffer from low verification efficiency.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a blockchain-based contextual semantic-aware ciphertext retrieval scheme with efficient verification.Building on existing single and multi-keyword search methods,the scheme uses vector models to semantically train the dataset,enabling it to retain semantic information and achieve context-aware encrypted retrieval,significantly improving search accuracy.Additionally,a blockchain-based updatable master-slave chain storage model is designed,where the master chain stores encrypted keyword indexes and the slave chain stores verification information generated by zero-knowledge proofs,thus balancing system load while improving search and verification efficiency.Finally,an improved non-interactive zero-knowledge proof mechanism is introduced,reducing the computational complexity of verification and ensuring efficient validation of search results.Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme offers stronger security,balanced overhead,and higher search verification efficiency.
文摘为了解决实验室管理系统(laboratory information management system, LIMS)面临的安全威胁,本文对其现状及常见安全威胁进行了深入分析,明确了潜在的攻击路径和隐私泄露风险。结合先进的加密技术、访问控制机制以及区块链技术,设计了一套集成化的数据保护框架,并采用层次式验证方法,对LIMS的攻击防御性能、审计链完整性、数据处理合规性和框架稳定性进行了测试与评估。实验结果表明:该框架能够显著提升LIMS的数据保密性、完整性和系统抗攻击能力,同时有效降低数据泄露的风险。
