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Image Authentication Using Active Watermarking and Passive Forensics Techniques

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Multimedia Analysis, Processing and Communications

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 346))

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The primary reason for the requirement of authenticating images stems from the increasing amount of doctored images that are presented as accurate representations of real-life events, but are later discovered to be faked. The history of manipulating images reaches back almost as far as photography itself, and with the ease of use and availability of image editing software, it has become ubiquitous in the digital age. Image authentication schemes attempt to restore trust in the image by accurately validating the data, positively or negatively.

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    Xi Zhao, Philip Bateman & Anthony T. S. Ho

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Zhao, X., Bateman, P., Ho, A.T.S. (2011). Image Authentication Using Active Watermarking and Passive Forensics Techniques. In: Lin, W., Tao, D., Kacprzyk, J., Li, Z., Izquierdo, E., Wang, H. (eds) Multimedia Analysis, Processing and Communications. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 346. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19551-8_5

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