Comments on "Optimized gray-scale image watermarking using DWT-SVD and Firefly Algorithm"

被引:41
作者
Ali, Musrrat [1 ]
Ahn, Chang Wook [1 ]
机构
[1] Sungkyunkwan Univ, Dept Comp Engn, Suwon 440746, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Singular value decomposition; Image watermarking; Rightful ownership; False positive; Discrete wavelet transform; SINGULAR-VALUE DECOMPOSITION; DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORM; SCHEME;
D O I
10.1016/j.eswa.2014.10.045
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
This study shows that a recently proposed image watermarking scheme in the paper "Optimized gray-scale image watermarking using DWT-SVD and Firefly Algorithm" (Agarwal, Mishra, Sharma, & Bedi, 2014) has a fundamental flaw in its design. The extracted watermark is not the embedded watermark, actually it is determined by the reference watermark, which leads to false positive detection problem. Hence, it invalidates the objective of the scheme and cannot be used for the protection of rightful ownership. The weakness of the scheme designing is illustrated with an example. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:2392 / 2394
页数:3
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