Enhanced Security and User Friendliness of Generated Shares Using Combination of Block Based Progressive Visual Secret Sharing Scheme and Pixel Value Differencing
Keywords:
User friendly share, meaningful share, Progressive Visual Secret Sharing (PVSS) scheme, Block based Progressive Visual Secret Sharing (BPVSS) scheme, visual cryptography, Pixel Value Differencing (PVDAbstract
In order to securely transfer confidential photos among participants, visual secret sharing (VSS) techniques are often used. Traditional VSS methods, however, have drawbacks in terms of security and usability. The suggested research has been investigating ways to provide meaningful shares that are user-friendly in order to solve these limitations. One approach combines a least significant bit (LSB)-based mechanism with a block-based progressive visual secret sharing system. The user experience might be negatively impacted by the poor visual quality of shares produced using this technique.
This research seeks to improve user-friendly shares' visual attractiveness by offering a unique way to address the issue of poor visual quality in user-friendly shares. The recommended solution combines the pixel value differencing method with a block-based progressive visual secret sharing system. By using this strategy, the shares' visual quality is considerably enhanced, producing a result that is more visually pleasing and satisfying for the participants.
The performance of suggested system is assessed using standard performance measure metrics. The recommended technique outperforms other ways in comparison to the findings, which were compared and contrasted.
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