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A universal technique to hide traces of histogram-based image manipulations

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MM&Sec '12: Proceedings of the on Multimedia and security

Pages 97 - 104

https://doi.org/10.1145/2361407.2361424

Published: 06 September 2012 Publication History

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We propose a universal counter-forensic technique for concealing traces left on the image histogram by any processing tool. Under the assumption that the forensic analysis relies on first-order statistics only (which is true in many practical applications), the proposed scheme allows the attacker to conceal traces left by any processing operation, while maintaining a high fidelity between processed and "cleaned" images.

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A universal technique to hide traces of histogram-based image manipulations
1. Computing methodologies
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    1. Computer vision
  2. Computer graphics
    1. Image manipulation
      1. Image processing

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MM&Sec '12: Proceedings of the on Multimedia and security

September 2012

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ISBN:9781450314176

DOI:10.1145/2361407

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Chang-Tsun Li
University of Warwick, UK
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Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany
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Stefan Katzenbeisser
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
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Scott Carver
SUNY Binghamton, USA

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