Images can be recognized by cryptographic or robust hashes during forensic investigation or content filtering. Cryptographic methods tend to be too fragile, robust methods may leak information about the hashed images. Combining robust and cryptographic methods can solve both problems,
but requires a good prediction of hash bit positions most likely to break. Previous research shows the potential of this approach, but evaluation results still have rather high error rates, especially many false negatives. In this work we have a detailed look at the behavior of robust hashes
under attacks and the potential of prediction derived from distance from median and learning from attacks.
Journal Title : Electronic Imaging
Publisher Name : Society for Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151 USA
Martin Steinebach, "A Close Look at Robust Hash Flip Positions" in Proc. IS&T Int’l. Symp. on Electronic Imaging: Media Watermarking, Security, and Forensics,2021,pp 345-1 - 345-7, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2470-1173.2021.4.MWSF-345
Images can be recognized by cryptographic or robust hashes during forensic investigation or content filtering. Cryptographic methods tend to be too fragile, robust methods may leak information about the hashed images. Combining robust and cryptographic methods can solve both problems,
but requires a good prediction of hash bit positions most likely to break. Previous research shows the potential of this approach, but evaluation results still have rather high error rates, especially many false negatives. In this work we have a detailed look at the behavior of robust hashes
under attacks and the potential of prediction derived from distance from median and learning from attacks.
Robust HashingPrivacy and ForensicsRobustness Evaluation