Quantum image steganography algorithm based on modified exploiting modification direction embedding

被引：22

作者：

Hu, Wen-Wen ^{[1
,2
]}

Zhou, Ri-Gui ^{[1
,2
]}

Liu, Xing-Ao ^{[1
,2
]}

Luo, Jia ^{[1
,2
]}

Luo, Gao-Feng ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Shanghai Maritime Univ, Coll Informat Engn, Shanghai 201306, Peoples R China

[2] Shanghai Maritime Univ, Res Ctr Intelligent Informat Proc & Quantum Intel, Shanghai 201306, Peoples R China

[3] Shaoyang Univ, Coll Informat Engn, Shaoyang 422000, Hunan, Peoples R China

来源：

QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING | 2020年 / 19卷 / 05期

关键词：

Quantum computing; Qubit; Digital images; Steganography; Circuit simulation; Computational complexity; REPRESENTATION;

D O I：

10.1007/s11128-020-02641-5

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

A novel quantum steganography scheme is investigated based on efficient embedding algorithm of modified exploiting modification direction in this paper, which embeds two 2n x 2n binary images (secret information) into a 2n x 2n color image (carrier image). To improve the security of the secret information and enhance the robustness of the proposed scheme, a 2n x 2n binary image (secret key) is generated according to the exclusive or operation of two secret images. The secret key acts as the control key of choosing two channels from the carrier image's three channels of R, G and B (i.e., R, G or R, B channels chose as the pixel-group) to hide the secret information. In addition, the effective quantum circuits for investigated quantum steganography scheme are illustrated to better understanding the procedure of embedding algorithm. The experiment results simulated on the classical computer with MATLAB environment, and the numerical analyses demonstrate that the presented algorithm has good performance on imperceptibility and security.

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