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An improved dual image separable reversible data hiding algorithm for encrypted HAMBTC compressed images

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With the aim to ensure privacy and security of secret message, a block based dual image separable reversible data hiding algorithm in compressed as well as encrypted domain is proposed here. In the proposed algorithm, hierarchical absolute moment block truncation coding (HAMBTC) transformed every block bi into a quintuplet [(l1)i, (l2)i, (h1)i, (h2)i, bmpi] which are further accumulated into five tables; low mean tables (LT1, LT2), high mean tables (HT1, HT2) and a single bitmap sequence table BM. Firstly, low mean tables and high mean tables are encrypted using symmetric cryptosystem and then secret message is embedded into the quintuplet without occurrence of underflow and overflow problem. Experimental study revealed that for all type of test images, proposed methodology altogether beated all the compared methodologies in its ability to embed secret information and precisely recover it with maintaining the visual nature of stego images too. High payload and separable reversibility feature makes the proposed algorithm a perfect possibility for a secure framework.

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Bhardwaj, R., Niranjan, A. An improved dual image separable reversible data hiding algorithm for encrypted HAMBTC compressed images. Multimed Tools Appl 82, 3335–3362 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13209-z

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