On the Sensor Pattern Noise Estimation in Image Forensics: A Systematic Empirical Evaluation

Al-Ani, Mustafa and Khelifi, Fouad (2016) On the Sensor Pattern Noise Estimation in Image Forensics: A Systematic Empirical Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 12 (2). pp. 1067-1081. ISSN 1556-6013

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2016.2640938

Abstract

Extracting a fingerprint of a digital camera has fertile applications in image forensics, such as source camera identification and image authentication. In the last decade, Photo Response Non_Uniformity (PRNU) has been well established as a reliable unique fingerprint of digital imaging devices. The PRNU noise appears in every image as a very weak signal, and its reliable estimation is crucial for the success rate of the forensic application. In this paper, we present a novel methodical evaluation of 21 state-of-the-art PRNU estimation/enhancement techniques that have been proposed in the literature in various frameworks. The techniques are classified and systematically compared based on their role/stage in the PRNU estimation procedure, manifesting their intrinsic impacts. The performance of each technique is extensively demonstrated over a large-scale experiment to conclude this case-sensitive study. The experiments have been conducted on our created database and a public image database, the 'Dresden image database

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Uncontrolled Keywords: sensor pattern noise (SPN), Authentication, camera identification, digital forensics, photo response non-uniformity (PRNU)
Subjects: G400 Computer Science
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Computer and Information Sciences
Depositing User: Ay Okpokam
Date Deposited: 24 Jan 2017 13:37
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 03:19
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/29339

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