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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2013 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 22 | Page No.: 5113-5119
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2013.5113.5119
A Novel Robust Reversible Information Hiding Algorithm Based on Interval Region
Yan Yan and Xiaohong Hao

Abstract: A new method of robust reversible hiding algorithm is proposed in this study, which creates redundant space for information hiding by histogram shifting. Accommodation matrix used in this method reduced the modification extent of pixel values caused by histogram shifting and preserved the visual quality of stego-images. The design of interval region helped to realize the robustness of embedded information. Experiment results show that the new algorithm can not only extract secret information correctly and restore the original carrier image completely but also increase the resistance ability of secret information to some lossy processes.

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Yan Yan and Xiaohong Hao, 2013. A Novel Robust Reversible Information Hiding Algorithm Based on Interval Region. Journal of Applied Sciences, 13: 5113-5119.

Keywords: Reversible information hiding, histogram shifting, interval region and robustness

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