X-Git-Url: https://bilbo.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/and/gitweb/canny.git/blobdiff_plain/015cc4483b5fad96f800f465951715ed02163ffc..ef06623aa40e69d9e5332208f9ead5af2e7ea4b6:/ourapproach.tex?ds=inline diff --git a/ourapproach.tex b/ourapproach.tex index 1b2ee1a..249e1be 100644 --- a/ourapproach.tex +++ b/ourapproach.tex @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ four main steps: the data encryption (Sect.~\ref{sub:bbs}), the cover pixel selection (Sect.~\ref{sub:edge}), the adaptive payload considerations (Sect.~\ref{sub:adaptive}), and how the distortion has been minimized (Sect.~\ref{sub:stc}). -The message extraction is then presented (Sect.~\ref{sub:extract}) and a running example ends this section (Sect.~\ref{sub:xpl}). +The message extraction is then presented (Sect.~\ref{sub:extract}) while a running example ends this section (Sect.~\ref{sub:xpl}). The flowcharts given in Fig.~\ref{fig:sch} summarize our steganography scheme denoted by -STABYLO, which stands for STeganography with +STABYLO, which stands for STe\-ga\-no\-gra\-phy with Adaptive, Bbs, binarY embedding at LOw cost. What follows are successively some details of the inner steps and the flows both inside the embedding stage (Fig.~\ref{fig:sch:emb}) @@ -17,21 +17,20 @@ Let us first focus on the data embedding. \begin{figure*}%[t] \begin{center} - \subfloat[Data Embedding.]{ - \begin{minipage}{0.49\textwidth} + \subfloat[Data Embedding]{ + \begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth} \begin{center} - %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{emb.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.45]{emb.ps} + %\includegraphics[scale=0.45]{emb} + \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{emb} \end{center} \end{minipage} \label{fig:sch:emb} } - - \subfloat[Data Extraction.]{ +\hfill + \subfloat[Data Extraction]{ \begin{minipage}{0.49\textwidth} \begin{center} - %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{rec.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.45]{rec.ps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.4]{dec} \end{center} \end{minipage} \label{fig:sch:ext} @@ -49,13 +48,13 @@ Let us first focus on the data embedding. \subsection{Security considerations}\label{sub:bbs} -Among methods of the message encryption/decryption +Among the methods of message encryption/decryption (see~\cite{DBLP:journals/ejisec/FontaineG07} for a survey) we implement the Blum-Goldwasser cryptosystem~\cite{Blum:1985:EPP:19478.19501} that is based on the Blum Blum Shub~\cite{DBLP:conf/crypto/ShubBB82} pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) and the XOR binary function. -It has been indeed proven~\cite{DBLP:conf/crypto/ShubBB82} that this PRNG +It has been proven~\cite{DBLP:conf/crypto/ShubBB82} that this PRNG has the property of cryptographical security, \textit{i.e.}, for any sequence of $L$ output bits $x_i$, $x_{i+1}$, \ldots, $x_{i+L-1}$, there is no algorithm, whose time complexity is polynomial in $L$, and @@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ Many techniques have been proposed in the literature to detect edges in images (whose noise has been initially reduced). They can be separated in two categories: first and second order detection methods on the one hand, and fuzzy detectors on the other hand~\cite{KF11}. -In first order methods like Sobel, Canny~\cite{Canny:1986:CAE:11274.11275}, \ldots, +In first order methods like Sobel, Canny~\cite{Canny:1986:CAE:11274.11275}, and so on, a first-order derivative (gradient magnitude, etc.) is computed to search for local maxima, whereas in second order ones, zero crossings in a second-order derivative, like the Laplacian computed from the image, are searched in order to find edges. @@ -98,30 +97,31 @@ As far as fuzzy edge methods are concerned, they are obviously based on fuzzy lo Canny filters, on their parts, are an old family of algorithms still remaining a state of the art edge detector. They can be well-approximated by first-order derivatives of Gaussians. As the Canny algorithm is fast, well known, has been studied in depth, and is implementable -on many kinds of architectures like FPGAs, smartphones, desktop machines, and +on many kinds of architectures like FPGAs, smart phones, desktop machines, and GPUs, we have chosen this edge detector for illustrative purpose. -%\JFC{il faudrait comparer les complexites des algo fuzy and canny} + This edge detection is applied on a filtered version of the image given as input. -More precisely, only $b$ most -significant bits are concerned by this step, where -the parameter $b$ is practically set with $6$ or $7$. +More precisely, only $b$ most significant bits are concerned by this step, +where the parameter $b$ is practically set with $6$ or $7$. +Notice that only the 2 LSBs of pixels in the set of edges +are returned if $b$ is 6, and the LSB of pixels if $b$ is 7. If set with the same value $b$, the edge detection returns thus the same set of pixels for both the cover and the stego image. -In our flowcharts, this is represented by ``edgeDetection(b bits)''. -Then only the 2 LSBs of pixels in the set of edges are returned if $b$ is 6, -and the LSB of pixels if $b$ is 7. - - - +Moreover, to provide edge gradient value, +the Canny algorithm computes derivatives +in the two directions with respect to a mask of size $T$. +The higher $T$ is, the coarse the approach is. Practically, +$T$ is set with $3$, $3$, or $7$. +In our flowcharts, this step is represented by ``Edge Detection(b, T, X)''. Let $x$ be the sequence of these bits. -The next section presents how our scheme -adapts when the size of $x$ is not sufficient for the message $m$ to embed. +The next section presents how to adapt our scheme +when the size of $x$ is not sufficient for the message $m$ to embed. @@ -130,57 +130,43 @@ adapts when the size of $x$ is not sufficient for the message $m$ to embed. \subsection{Adaptive embedding rate}\label{sub:adaptive} -Two strategies have been developed in our scheme, +Two strategies have been developed in our approach, depending on the embedding rate that is either \emph{adaptive} or \emph{fixed}. In the former the embedding rate depends on the number of edge pixels. The higher it is, the larger the message length that can be inserted is. Practically, a set of edge pixels is computed according to the -Canny algorithm with a high threshold. +Canny algorithm with parameters $b=7$ and $T=3$. The message length is thus defined to be less than half of this set cardinality. -If $x$ is then too short for $m$, the message is split into sufficient parts +If $x$ is too short for $m$, the message is split into sufficient parts and a new cover image should be used for the remaining part of the message. - In the latter, the embedding rate is defined as a percentage between the number of modified pixels and the length of the bit message. This is the classical approach adopted in steganography. Practically, the Canny algorithm generates -a set of edge pixels related to a threshold that is decreasing +a set of edge pixels related to increasing values of $T$ and until its cardinality -is sufficient. - +is sufficient. Even in this situation, our scheme is adapting +its algorithm to meet all the user's requirements. -Two methods may further be applied to select bits that -will be modified. +Once the map of possibly modified pixels is computed, +two methods may further be applied to extract bits that +are really modified. The first one randomly chooses the subset of pixels to modify by applying the BBS PRNG again. This method is further denoted as a \emph{sample}. Once this set is selected, a classical LSB replacement is applied to embed the stego content. -The second method is a direct application of the -STC algorithm~\cite{DBLP:journals/tifs/FillerJF11}. +The second method considers the last significant bits of all the pixels +inside the previous map. It next directly applies the STC +algorithm~\cite{DBLP:journals/tifs/FillerJF11}. It is further referred to as \emph{STC} and is detailed in the next section. -% First of all, let us discuss about compexity of edge detetction methods. -% Let then $M$ and $N$ be the dimension of the original image. -% According to~\cite{Hu:2007:HPE:1282866.1282944}, -% even if the fuzzy logic based edge detection methods~\cite{Tyan1993} -% have promising results, its complexity is in $C_3 \times O(M \times N)$ -% whereas the complexity on the Canny method~\cite{Canny:1986:CAE:11274.11275} -% is in $C_1 \times O(M \times N)$ where $C_1 < C_3$. -% \JFC{Verifier ceci...} -% In experiments detailled in this article, the Canny method has been retained -% but the whole approach can be updated to consider -% the fuzzy logic edge detector. - - - - @@ -223,11 +209,13 @@ The message extraction summarized in Fig.~\ref{fig:sch:ext} follows the data embedding approach since there exists a reverse function for all its steps. -More precisely, the same edge detection is applied on the $b$ first bits to +More precisely, let $b$ be the most significant bits and +$T$ be the size of the canny mask, both be given as a key. +Thus, the same edge detection is applied on a stego content $Y$ to produce the sequence $y$ of LSBs. If the STC approach has been selected in embedding, the STC reverse algorithm is directly executed to retrieve the encrypted message. -This inverse function takes the $H$ matrix as a parameter. +This inverse function takes the $\hat{H}$ matrix as a parameter. Otherwise, \textit{i.e.}, if the \emph{sample} strategy is retained, the same random bit selection than in the embedding step is executed with the same seed, given as a key. @@ -246,21 +234,21 @@ Lena and the first verses are given in Fig.~\ref{fig:lena}. \begin{center} \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} -\includegraphics[scale=0.20]{Lena.eps} +\includegraphics[scale=0.20]{lena512} \end{center} \end{minipage} \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{flushleft} \begin{scriptsize} The skies they were ashen and sober;\linebreak -$~$ The leaves they were crisped and sere—\linebreak -$~$ The leaves they were withering and sere;\linebreak +$\qquad$ The leaves they were crisped and sere—\linebreak +$\qquad$ The leaves they were withering and sere;\linebreak It was night in the lonesome October\linebreak -$~$ Of my most immemorial year;\linebreak +$\qquad$ Of my most immemorial year;\linebreak It was hard by the dim lake of Auber,\linebreak -$~$ In the misty mid region of Weir—\linebreak +$\qquad$ In the misty mid region of Weir—\linebreak It was down by the dank tarn of Auber,\linebreak -$~$ In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir. +$\qquad$ In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir. \end{scriptsize} \end{flushleft} \end{minipage} @@ -269,8 +257,11 @@ $~$ In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir. \end{figure} The edge detection returns 18,641 and 18,455 pixels when $b$ is -respectively 7 and 6. These edges are represented in Figure~\ref{fig:edge}. - +respectively 7 and 6 and $T=3$. +These edges are represented in Figure~\ref{fig:edge}. +When $b$ is 7, it remains one bit per pixel to build the cover vector. +This configuration leads to a cover vector of size 18,641 if b is 7 +and 36,910 if $b$ is 6. \begin{figure}[t] \begin{center} @@ -278,7 +269,7 @@ respectively 7 and 6. These edges are represented in Figure~\ref{fig:edge}. \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{emb.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{edge7.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{edge7} \end{center} \end{minipage} %\label{fig:sch:emb} @@ -287,22 +278,31 @@ respectively 7 and 6. These edges are represented in Figure~\ref{fig:edge}. \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{rec.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{edge6.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{edge6} \end{center} \end{minipage} %\label{fig:sch:ext} }%\hfill \end{center} - \caption{Edge detection wrt $b$} + \caption{Edge detection wrt $b$ with $T=3$} \label{fig:edge} \end{figure} -Only 9,320 bits (resp. 9,227 bits) are available for embedding -in the former configuration where $b$ is 7 (resp. where $b$ is 6). -In both cases, about the third part of the poem is hidden into the cover. -Results with \emph{adaptive+STC} strategy are presented in +The STC algorithm is optimized when the rate between message length and +cover vector length is lower than 1/2. +So, only 9,320 bits are available for embedding +in the configuration where $b$ is 7. + +When $b$ is 6, we could have considered 18,455 bits for the message. +However, first experiments have shown that modifying this number of bits is too +easily detectable. +So, we choose to modify the same amount of bits (9,320) and keep STC optimizing +which bits to change among the 36,910 ones. + +In the two cases, about the third part of the poem is hidden into the cover. +Results with \emph{adaptive} and \textit{STC} strategies are presented in Fig.~\ref{fig:lenastego}. \begin{figure}[t] @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ Fig.~\ref{fig:lenastego}. \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{emb.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{lena7.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{lena7} \end{center} \end{minipage} %\label{fig:sch:emb} @@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Fig.~\ref{fig:lenastego}. \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{rec.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{lena6.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{lena6} \end{center} \end{minipage} %\label{fig:sch:ext} @@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ V_{ij}= \left\{ \right.. $$ This function allows to emphasize differences between contents. +Notice that + \begin{figure}[t] \begin{center} @@ -352,19 +354,19 @@ This function allows to emphasize differences between contents. \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{emb.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{diff7.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{diff7} \end{center} \end{minipage} - %\label{fig:sch:emb} + \label{fig:diff7} }%\hfill \subfloat[$b$ is 6.]{ \begin{minipage}{0.49\linewidth} \begin{center} %\includegraphics[width=5cm]{rec.pdf} - \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{diff6.eps} + \includegraphics[scale=0.20]{diff6} \end{center} \end{minipage} - %\label{fig:sch:ext} + \label{fig:diff6} }%\hfill \end{center} \caption{Differences with Lena's cover wrt $b$} @@ -372,4 +374,8 @@ This function allows to emphasize differences between contents. \end{figure} +Notice that since $b$ is 7 in Fig.~\ref{fig:diff7}, the embedding is binary +and this image only contains 0 and 75 values. +Similarly, when $b$ is 6 as in Fig.~\ref{fig:diff6}, the embedding is ternary +and the image contains all the values in $\{0,75,150,225\}$.