Robust and Reversible Image Watermarking Scheme Using Combined DCT-DWT-SVD Transforms

Title & Authors
Robust and Reversible Image Watermarking Scheme Using Combined DCT-DWT-SVD Transforms

Abstract
We present a secure and robust image watermarking scheme that uses combined reversible DWT-DCT-SVD transformations to increase integrity, authentication, and confidentiality. The proposed scheme uses two different kinds of watermarking images: a reversible watermark, $\small{W_1}$, which is used for verification (ensuring integrity and authentication aspects); and a second one, $\small{W_2}$, which is defined by a logo image that provides confidentiality. Our proposed scheme is shown to be robust, while its performances are evaluated with respect to the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), normalized cross-correlation (NCC), and running time. The robustness of the scheme is also evaluated against different attacks, including a compression attack and Salt & Pepper attack.
Keywords
Image Security;Image Watermarking;Reversible DWT-DCT-SVD Transform;
Language
English
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