Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Crypto-Watermarking Model for Secure Electronic Voting
Olaniyi Olayemi Mikail, Taliha Abiodun Folorunso, Abdullahi Ibrahim Mohammed, Joseph Oluwagbemiga · Workshop on Information Security Applications · 2015
In this paper, we present the design and performance evaluation of an enhanced crypto-watermarking model of secured electronic voting. This design was accomplished through adoption of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cryptosystems for the encryption of electorates ballot integrity. The encrypted vote was further hidden in a cover image using our developed wavelet based invisible watermarking algorithm in the 3-level horizontal components of the cover image to preserve vote confidentiality. The model performance was qualitatively assessed by using Invisible ink and Invisible secrets detectors for perceiving presence of hidden content in a watermarked objects and quantitatively evaluated using Mean Square Error (MSE), Peak Signal to Noise ratio (PSNR) and Structural Similarity Index Metric (SSIM) Image quality assessment metrics. The results of both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the developed enhanced model of secure e-voting showed that the model is robust and imperceptible, hence can serve as vehicle for achieving dependable, transparent, and reliable electioneering dispensationin developing countries.