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A novel multiple-level secret image sharing scheme

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In this paper, a novel multiple-level secret image sharing scheme is proposed, which achieves the additional steganography, the authentication, and the scalable abilities. The key idea is that the secret image is revealed at different quality levels with the different priorities. Specifically, based on the weight function and Shamir’s secret sharing, the meaningful shadow images are distributed among the different level participants, and the participants with the higher priority are capable of revealing more information about the secret image. Meanwhile, the proposed scheme enables the cover images to be losslessly restored. Besides, the secret image can be progressively revealed when more participants of the different levels cooperate together. Moreover, the verifiable correctness of the shadow images prevents from cheating among the participants before the recovery of the secret image.

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Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61363069, 61662016, 61301166, 61672029 ), Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Intelligent Processing of Computer Images and Graphics (No. GIIP201604), Foundation of Guangxi Bureau of Education(ky2016YB155), High Level Innovation Team of Guangxi Colleges and Universities, and the Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education (No. YCSZ2015149).

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  1. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Trusted Software, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Yi-Ning Liu & Qi Zhong

  2. Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Intelligent Processing of Computer Images and Graphics, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Yi-Ning Liu

  3. Guangxi Power Grid Company, Nanning, 530023, China

    Ming Xie & Zu-Bin Chen

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Liu, YN., Zhong, Q., Xie, M. et al. A novel multiple-level secret image sharing scheme. Multimed Tools Appl 77, 6017–6031 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-017-4512-5

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