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A Steganographic Framework for Reference Colour Based Encoding and Cover Image Selection

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Steganography is a method of communication which hides the existence of the communication from a third party.The employment of steganographic techniques depends on various demands, which will be derived and considered. This paper regards different aspects of digital images. These are representation, storage and as a result also suitability for their use in steganography. Based upon this, some criteria for the choice of suitable cover images are pointed out. A new technical steganographic system, which uses reference colours as starting point for embedding and extraction of information has been developed and will be described. This system can be adapted flexibly to different requirements and considers the human visual system as well as the derived statements for potential cover images. Results are described which justify the new approach.

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  1. Department of Computer Science,Institute for Computer Graphics, University of Rostock, D-18059, Rostock, Germany

    René Rosenbaum & Heidrun Schumann

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  1. Karlsruhe University, Germany

    Gerhard Goos

  2. Cornell University, NY, USA

    Juris Hartmanis

  3. Utrecht University, The Netherlands

    Jan van Leeuwen

  4. School of Information Technology and Computer Science Center for Computer Security Research, Wollongong University, NSW 2522, Wollongong, Australia

    Josef Pieprzyk  & Jennifer Seberry  & 

  5. Faculty of Science Department of Information Science, Toho University, 2-2-1, Miyama, 274-8510, Chiba, Funabashi, Japan

    Eiji Okamoto

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Rosenbaum, R., Schumann, H. (2000). A Steganographic Framework for Reference Colour Based Encoding and Cover Image Selection. In: Goos, G., Hartmanis, J., van Leeuwen, J., Pieprzyk, J., Seberry, J., Okamoto, E. (eds) Information Security. ISW 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1975. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44456-4_3

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