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Wavelet Based Image Authentication and Recovery

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In this paper, we propose a secure semi-fragile watermarking technique based on integer wavelet transform with a choice of two watermarks to be embedded. A self-recovering algorithm is employed, that hides the image digest into some wavelet subbands for detecting possible illicit object manipulation undergone in the image. The semi-fragility makes the scheme tolerant against JPEG lossy compression with the quality factor as low as 70%, and locates the tampered area accurately. In addition, the system ensures more security because the embedded watermarks are protected with private keys. The computational complexity is reduced by using parameterized integer wavelet transform. Experimental results show that the proposed scheme guarantees safety of a watermark, recovery of image and localization of tampered area.

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  1. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Rafiullah Chamlawi & Asifullah Khan

  2. AJK University, Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan

    Adnan Idris

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Correspondence to Asifullah Khan.

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This work was supported by the Higher Education Commission of the Government of Pakistan under the Indigenous Ph.D. Scholarship Program (Grant No. 17- 5-I (Cu - 180) HEC/Sch/2004/4343).

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Chamlawi, R., Khan, A. & Idris, A. Wavelet Based Image Authentication and Recovery. J. Comput. Sci. Technol. 22, 795–804 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11390-007-9103-x

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