@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8718,
	  title     = {A Semi-Fragile Signature based Scheme for Ownership Identification and Color Image Authentication},
	  author    = {M. Hamad Hassan and  S.A.M. Gilani},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {In this paper, a novel scheme is proposed for ownership identification and authentication using color images by deploying Cryptography and Digital Watermarking as underlaying technologies. The former is used to compute the contents based hash and the latter to embed the watermark. The host image that will claim to be the rightful owner is first transformed from RGB to YST color space exclusively designed for watermarking based applications. Geometrically YS ÔèÑ T and T channel corresponds to the chrominance component of color image, therefore suitable for embedding the watermark. The T channel is divided into 4×4 nonoverlapping blocks. The size of block is important for enhanced localization, security and low computation. Each block along with ownership information is then deployed by SHA160, a one way hash function to compute the content based hash, which is always unique and resistant against birthday attack instead of using MD5 that may raise the condition i.e. H(m)=H(m'). The watermark payload varies from block to block and computed by the variance factorα . The quality of watermarked images is quite high both subjectively and objectively. Our scheme is blind, computationally fast and exactly locates the tampered region.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering},
	  volume    = {2},
	  number    = {7},
	  year      = {2008},
	  pages     = {2415 - 2418},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8718},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/19},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 19, 2008},
	}