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Zero-knowledge watermark proof systems for copyright verification are not only theoretically appealing but also practically possible. However, most existing proposals concentrate on specific skills and neglect to give a formal proof of their zero-knowledge property. To improve the situation, the paper proposes a generalized framework for constructing and validating such systems. First, the theoretical foundations are investigated. Second, the paper shows that the existence of a secured equivalent operation, which enables watermark detection in a blinded domain, is one of the prerequisites of the systems’ existence. In this view, the paper constructs a generalized zero-knowledge watermark proof system and verifies its zero-knowledge property. Third, the existing systems are investigated under the above framework, and a new system, which overcomes some defects of the existing ones, is proposed as a concrete instance of applying the generalized methods.
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Zhao, X., Dai, Y., Feng, D. (2005). A Generalized Method for Constructing and Proving Zero-Knowledge Watermark Proof Systems. In: Cox, I.J., Kalker, T., Lee, HK. (eds) Digital Watermarking. IWDW 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3304. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31805-7_18
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