A novel approach to E-voting using multi-bit steganography

Abstract

In our paper, we have proposed a new mechanism of E-voting using two layers of security using steganographic technique. The basic idea conveyed in our paper is simple, but novel. We have dealt with the Personal Identification Number (PIN) and the fingerprint for establishing uniqueness among the individual voters, in order to make a vote count. The techniques used here are the Least Significant Bit (LSB) embedding and the Minimal Impact Decimal Digit Embedding (MIDDE). If the steps are followed backwards, we retrieve the PIN and the fingerprint, which is impossible without prior knowledge of the embedding used. It has also been seen that our algorithm is foolproof against statistical attacks and malicious attempts of recovery.