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Computer Science ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (1): 345-352.doi: 10.11896/jsjkx.201000112

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Blockchain Covert Communication Model for Plain Text Information Hiding

SHE Wei1,2,3, HUO Li-juan1,3, TIAN Zhao1,3, LIU Wei1,2,3, SONG Xuan1,3   

  1. 1 School of Software,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450000,China
    2 Henan Collaborative Innovation Center for Internet Medical and Health Services,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450000,China
    3 Hanwei Internet of Things Research Institute,Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou 450000,China
  • Received:2020-10-21 Revised:2021-02-04 Online:2022-01-15 Published:2022-01-18
  • About author:SHE Wei,born in 1977,Ph.D,professor,doctorial supervisor,is a member of China Computer Federation.His main research interests include blockchain technology,information security and trusted distributed system.
    TIAN Zhao,born in 1985,Ph.D,lectu-rer,is a member of China Computer Fe-deration.His main interests include blockchain technology and trusted distributed system.
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Project(2018YFB1201403),Program for Science＆Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province(21HASTIT031),Major Public Welfare Project of Henan Province (201300210300),Training Plan for Young Backbone Teachers of Colleges and Universities in Henan(2019GGJS018),Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province(20A520035) and Collaborative Innovation Major Project of Zhengzhou(20XTZX06013).

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Abstract: Plain text information hiding is vulnerable to active attacks such as deletion and change,which makes the embedded secret information damaged.Blockchain is characterized by non-tampering,non-forgery,anonymity and node information synchronization,making it a natural platform for building hidden channels and ensuring that secret information is not destroyed.This paper proposes the blockchain covert communication model for plain text information hiding.Firstly,the location of the embedded secret information is determined according to the partial order relation.The sender uses the space method to embed the secret information into the plain text content.Then,a scenario of hidden communication in the blockchain network is constructed,and the sender publishes the transaction containing the plain text content to the blockchain network.Finally,after the transaction is packaged and a chain block is formed,any node can obtain the file as the receiver,but only the trusted party can extract the secret information through the inverse process of the embedded algorithm.Experimental comparison and analysis show that the model has better anti-detection,robustness,security and higher hiding capacity.More importantly,the blockchain as a channel enables the identity of the trusted party to be hidden,and the concealment of the communication process is doubly guaranteed.

Key words: Blockchain, Covert communication, Information hiding, Plain text

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  • TP309
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