Secure Semantic Communication for Image Transmission in the Presence of Eavesdroppers
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| author | Tang, Shunpu Liu, Chen Yang, Qianqian He, Shibo Niyato, Dusit |
| author_facet | Tang, Shunpu Liu, Chen Yang, Qianqian He, Shibo Niyato, Dusit |
| contents | Semantic communication (SemCom) has emerged as a key technology for the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) network, attributed to its enhanced communication efficiency and robustness against channel noise. However, the open nature of wireless channels renders them vulnerable to eavesdropping, posing a serious threat to privacy. To address this issue, we propose a novel secure semantic communication (SemCom) approach for image transmission, which integrates steganography technology to conceal private information within non-private images (host images). Specifically, we propose an invertible neural network (INN)-based signal steganography approach, which embeds channel input signals of a private image into those of a host image before transmission. This ensures that the original private image can be reconstructed from the received signals at the legitimate receiver, while the eavesdropper can only decode the information of the host image. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach maintains comparable reconstruction quality of both host and private images at the legitimate receiver, compared to scenarios without any secure mechanisms. Experiments also show that the eavesdropper is only able to reconstruct host images, showcasing the enhanced security provided by our approach. |
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| spellingShingle | Secure Semantic Communication for Image Transmission in the Presence of Eavesdroppers Tang, Shunpu Liu, Chen Yang, Qianqian He, Shibo Niyato, Dusit Signal Processing Information Theory Semantic communication (SemCom) has emerged as a key technology for the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) network, attributed to its enhanced communication efficiency and robustness against channel noise. However, the open nature of wireless channels renders them vulnerable to eavesdropping, posing a serious threat to privacy. To address this issue, we propose a novel secure semantic communication (SemCom) approach for image transmission, which integrates steganography technology to conceal private information within non-private images (host images). Specifically, we propose an invertible neural network (INN)-based signal steganography approach, which embeds channel input signals of a private image into those of a host image before transmission. This ensures that the original private image can be reconstructed from the received signals at the legitimate receiver, while the eavesdropper can only decode the information of the host image. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach maintains comparable reconstruction quality of both host and private images at the legitimate receiver, compared to scenarios without any secure mechanisms. Experiments also show that the eavesdropper is only able to reconstruct host images, showcasing the enhanced security provided by our approach. |
| title | Secure Semantic Communication for Image Transmission in the Presence of Eavesdroppers |
| topic | Signal Processing Information Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12170 |