• DocumentCode
    2349905
  • Title

    Detecting hidden messages using higher-order statistical models

  • Author

    Farid, Hany

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Abstract
    Techniques for information hiding have become increasingly more sophisticated and widespread. With high-resolution digital images as carriers, detecting hidden messages has become considerably more difficult. This paper describes a new approach to detecting hidden messages in images. The approach uses a wavelet-like decomposition to build higher-order statistical models of natural images. A Fisher (1936) linear discriminant analysis is then used to discriminate between untouched and adulterated images.
  • Keywords
    filtering theory; higher order statistics; image resolution; quadrature mirror filters; signal detection; wavelet transforms; Fisher linear discriminant analysis; hidden messages detection; high-resolution digital images; higher-order statistical models; information hiding; natural images; separable quadrature mirror filters; wavelet-like decomposition; Computer science; Digital images; Educational institutions; Filters; Higher order statistics; Image coding; Linear discriminant analysis; Statistical distributions; Steganography; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Image Processing. 2002. Proceedings. 2002 International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1522-4880
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7622-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIP.2002.1040098
  • Filename
    1040098