A Reversible Data Hiding Techniques For Improved Embedding Capacity Using Image Interpolation
Abstract
High capacity steganography is still challenging today in the field of information security. The demand
for the exact retrieval of the cover media from stego-image after the extraction of secret data is also increasing.
Using reversible information hiding techniques, the cover image can be recovered at the time of extraction of
secret messages. Two techniques are proposed in this paper. In the first technique, the image is interpolated using
a new interpolation technique and the second technique uses a High Capacity Reversible Steganography using
Multi-layer Embedding (CRS) method for image interpolation. In both the techniques, the secret data are
embedded in the cover image by Exclusive OR (XOR) operation. The proposed techniques give high embedding
capacity and preserve image quality. The experimental results show that the proposed techniques offer better
results over the existing techniques.
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