Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Modern Technology and Engineering, cilt.7, sa.3, ss.153-171, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
The main goal of the work in the field of steganography is to transmit data in a cover image with
minimal distortion. The proposed method aims to transmit periodically updated data in a highly secure manner
through a low-distortion steganographic cover image. Storing these data directly in the cover image poses a major
security risk. Therefore, the datas to be transmitted is not directly hidden in the cover image, but in the chaotic
pattern image on the server side. In the cover images, the row and column address data of the logical fields of
the chaotic pattern image are hidden. Thus, a small amount of data representing a large amount of data is sent
to the receiver along with the cover object. Since the representative data is much smaller than the data to be
transmitted, the distortion of the cover image is minimized. The method also includes reverse social engineering.
In this application, attackers are misled to distinguish between the hidden data and the real data. PSNR metric
is used to compare the method with other studies. Only the blue channel of the Baboon, Barbara and Lena cover
images was loaded with data. In this case, the PSNR value in the red and green channels was infinite. The PSNR
result in the blue channel is also higher than the methods used in other studies. The high results indicate that
the distortion in the cover images is lower.