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8 November 2023 High capacity secret embedding strategy for QR codes based on EMD
Chenrui Ruan, Pengcheng Huang
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Proceedings Volume 12923, Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Visualization (AIVRV 2023); 1292329 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011263
Event: 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and Visualization (AIVRV 2023), 2023, Chongqing, China
Abstract
QR codes have become the most prevalent means of information transmission in today's world, finding widespread usage across various domains. Nonetheless, being a publicly available technology, QR codes entail inherent risks of exposing sensitive information during the transmission process. To address this vulnerability, this paper introduces a QR code secret embedding scheme based on an enhanced EMD method, aiming to safeguard sensitive information within QR codes. In this scheme, secret messages are transformed into binary data streams, and an improved EMD strategy is employed to precisely adjust the pixel values of the cover QR code, facilitating the embedding of confidential data. Despite the modifications, the resulting marked QR code remains legible and meaningful, thereby diminishing the curiosity of potential attackers. With the aid of a customized scanner, the secret information can be swiftly extracted. Compared to existing approaches, this scheme boasts a higher capacity for secret payload and superior embedding efficiency.
(2023) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Chenrui Ruan and Pengcheng Huang "High capacity secret embedding strategy for QR codes based on EMD", Proc. SPIE 12923, Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Visualization (AIVRV 2023), 1292329 (8 November 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3011263
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KEYWORDS
Binary data

Data hiding

Error control coding

Scanners

Computer security

Information security

Data transmission

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