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We propose randomized frameproof codes for content protection, which arise by studying a variation of the Boneh-Shaw fingerprinting problem. In the modified system, whenever a user tries to access his fingerprinted copy, the fingerprint is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2008-02-26 N. Prasanth Anthapadmanabhan , Alexander Barg

We study a basic question about cryptographic watermarking for generative models: how reliable can a watermark remain when an adversary is allowed to corrupt the encoded signal? To address this question, we introduce a minimal coding…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Danilo Francati , Yevin Nikhel Goonatilake , Shubham Pawar , Daniele Venturi , Giuseppe Ateniese

In this paper, we propose a novel paper fingerprinting technique based on analyzing the translucent patterns revealed when a light source shines through the paper. These patterns represent the inherent texture of paper, formed by the random…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-05-08 Ehsan Toreini , Siamak F. Shahandashti , Feng Hao

Due to the diversity of attack materials, fingerprint recognition systems (AFRSs) are vulnerable to malicious attacks. It is thus important to propose effective fingerprint presentation attack detection (PAD) methods for the safety and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Feng Liu , Zhe Kong , Haozhe Liu , Wentian Zhang , Linlin Shen

The deployment of machine learning models in operational contexts represents a significant investment for any organisation. Consequently, the risk of these models being misappropriated by competitors needs to be addressed. In recent years,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Augustin Godinot , Erwan Le Merrer , Camilla Penzo , François Taïani , Gilles Trédan

This article investigates the security issue caused by false data injection attacks in distributed estimation, wherein each sensor can construct two types of residues based on local estimates and neighbor information, respectively. The…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-04 Jiahao Huang , Marios M. Polycarpou , Wen Yang , Fangfei Li , Yang Tang

In this work it is shown that locally repairable codes (LRCs) can be list-decoded efficiently beyond the Johnson radius for a large range of parameters by utilizing the local error-correction capabilities. The corresponding decoding radius…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-09-16 Lukas Holzbaur , Sven Puchinger , Antonia Wachter-Zeh

Database fingerprinting have been widely adopted to prevent unauthorized sharing of data and identify the source of data leakages. Although existing schemes are robust against common attacks, like random bit flipping and subset attack,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-07-23 Tianxi Ji , Emre Yilmaz , Erman Ayday , Pan Li

We study distributed optimization in the presence of Byzantine adversaries, where both data and computation are distributed among $m$ worker machines, $t$ of which may be corrupt. The compromised nodes may collaboratively and arbitrarily…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-11-05 Deepesh Data , Linqi Song , Suhas Diggavi

We present a new family of quantum low-density parity-check codes, which we call radial codes, obtained from the lifted product of a specific subset of classical quasi-cyclic codes. The codes are defined using a pair of integers $(r,s)$ and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Thomas R. Scruby , Timo Hillmann , Joschka Roffe

We introduce the notion of two-level fingerprinting and traceability codes. In this setting, the users are organized in a hierarchical manner by classifying them into various groups; for instance, by dividing the distribution area into…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-05-05 N. Prasanth Anthapadmanabhan , Alexander Barg

Motivated by average-case trace reconstruction and coding for portable DNA-based storage systems, we initiate the study of \emph{coded trace reconstruction}, the design and analysis of high-rate efficiently encodable codes that can be…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-09-11 Mahdi Cheraghchi , Ryan Gabrys , Olgica Milenkovic , João Ribeiro

Classical fingerprinting associates with each string a shorter string (its fingerprint), such that, with high probability, any two distinct strings can be distinguished by comparing their fingerprints alone. The fingerprints can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Harry Buhrman , Richard Cleve , John Watrous , Ronald de Wolf

Under the emerging network coding paradigm, intermediate nodes in the network are allowed not only to store and forward packets but also to process and mix different data flows. We propose a low-complexity cryptographic scheme that exploits…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Joao P. Vilela , Luisa Lima , Joao Barros

Radio frequency fingerprint (RFF) is a promising device identification technology, with recent research shifting from robustness to security due to growing concerns over vulnerabilities. To date, while the security of RFF against basic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-29 Zhou Xu , Guyue Li , Zhe Peng , Aiqun Hu

The minimum distance of a code is an important concept in information theory. Hence, computing the minimum distance of a code with a minimum computational cost is a crucial process to many problems in this area. In this paper, we present…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-01 Fernando Hernando , Francisco D. Igual , Gregorio Quintana-Ortí

In recent years, fingerprint recognition systems have made remarkable advancements in the field of biometric security as it plays an important role in personal, national and global security. In spite of all these notable advancements, the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-02-20 B. V. S Anusha , Sayan Banerjee , Subhasis Chaudhuri

Fingerprint recognition systems, which rely on the unique characteristics of human fingerprints, are essential in modern security and verification applications. Accurate minutiae extraction, a critical step in these systems, depends on the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Raffaele Cappelli

We consider coding schemes for computationally bounded channels, which can introduce an arbitrary set of errors as long as (a) the fraction of errors is bounded with high probability by a parameter $p$ and (b) the process which adds the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-03-01 Venkatesan Guruswami , Adam Smith

Interactive coding allows two parties to conduct a distributed computation despite noise corrupting a certain fraction of their communication. Dani et al.\@ (Inf.\@ and Comp., 2018) suggested a novel setting in which the amount of noise is…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Eden Fargion , Ran Gelles , Meghal Gupta