Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression

Abstract In the most existing reversible data hiding schemes for encrypted images, cover images can be reversibly recovered, but the integrity of image content cannot be guaranteed. This paper proposes a reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted images to implement reversible re...

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Main Authors: Fang Ren, Zhelin Zhang, Kai Jiang, Peiyang Zhang, Tengfei Yang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95433-9
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description Abstract In the most existing reversible data hiding schemes for encrypted images, cover images can be reversibly recovered, but the integrity of image content cannot be guaranteed. This paper proposes a reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted images to implement reversible recovery and content authentication of cover images and secret data. The content owner employs a new predictor ISGAP to generate more accurate predictions and smaller errors. The errors are then compressed with adaptive Huffman coding to enlarge the embedding space, and the plaintext authentication information is embedded in it. The data hider embeds secret data into the encrypted image along with ciphertext authentication information. The receiver performs ciphertext authentication first and then implements cover recovery and plaintext authentication according to different keys. Experiments were carried out with 100 images selected from each dataset of BOSSbase and BOWS-2, and the results show that the scheme has higher embedding capacity and can effectively implement image content authentication while ensuring high security and reversible recovery.
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spelling doaj-art-837c9493ec424baabcab39a9d92c92652025-08-20T01:54:30ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111410.1038/s41598-025-95433-9Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compressionFang Ren0Zhelin Zhang1Kai Jiang2Peiyang Zhang3Tengfei Yang4School of Cyberspace Security, Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Cyberspace Security, Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Cyberspace Security, Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Cyberspace Security, Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsSchool of Cyberspace Security, Xi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsAbstract In the most existing reversible data hiding schemes for encrypted images, cover images can be reversibly recovered, but the integrity of image content cannot be guaranteed. This paper proposes a reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted images to implement reversible recovery and content authentication of cover images and secret data. The content owner employs a new predictor ISGAP to generate more accurate predictions and smaller errors. The errors are then compressed with adaptive Huffman coding to enlarge the embedding space, and the plaintext authentication information is embedded in it. The data hider embeds secret data into the encrypted image along with ciphertext authentication information. The receiver performs ciphertext authentication first and then implements cover recovery and plaintext authentication according to different keys. Experiments were carried out with 100 images selected from each dataset of BOSSbase and BOWS-2, and the results show that the scheme has higher embedding capacity and can effectively implement image content authentication while ensuring high security and reversible recovery.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95433-9Reversible data hidingEncrypted imageAuthenticationPrediction error
spellingShingle Fang Ren
Zhelin Zhang
Kai Jiang
Peiyang Zhang
Tengfei Yang
Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
Scientific Reports
Reversible data hiding
Encrypted image
Authentication
Prediction error
title Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
title_full Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
title_fullStr Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
title_full_unstemmed Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
title_short Reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
title_sort reversible data hiding and authentication scheme for encrypted image based on prediction error compression
topic Reversible data hiding
Encrypted image
Authentication
Prediction error
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95433-9
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