QR codes are widely used in applications such as information sharing,advertising,and digital payments.However,their growing adoption has made them attractive targets for malicious activities,including malware distribu...QR codes are widely used in applications such as information sharing,advertising,and digital payments.However,their growing adoption has made them attractive targets for malicious activities,including malware distribution and phishing attacks.Traditional detection approaches rely on URL analysis or image-based feature extraction,whichmay introduce significant computational overhead and limit real-time applicability,and their performance often depends on the quality of extracted features.Previous studies in malicious detection do not fully focus on QR code securitywhen combining convolutional neural networks(CNNs)with recurrent neural networks(RNNs).This research proposes a deep learning model that integrates AlexNet for feature extraction,principal component analysis(PCA)for dimensionality reduction,and RNNs to detect malicious activity in QR code images.The proposed model achieves both efficiency and accuracy by transforming image data into a compact one-dimensional sequence.Experimental results,including five-fold cross-validation,demonstrate that the model using gated recurrent units(GRU)achieved an accuracy of 99.81%on the first dataset and 99.59%in the second dataset with a computation time of only 7.433 ms per sample.A real-time prototype was also developed to demonstrate deployment feasibility.These results highlight the potential of the proposed approach for practical,real-time QR code threat detection.展开更多
The QR Code is a 2 dimensional matrix code with high error correction capability. It employs RS codes to generate error correction codewords in encoding and recover errors and damages in decoding. This paper presents ...The QR Code is a 2 dimensional matrix code with high error correction capability. It employs RS codes to generate error correction codewords in encoding and recover errors and damages in decoding. This paper presents several QR Code’s virtues, analyzes RS decoding algorithm and gives a software flow chart of decoding the QR Code with RS decoding algorithm.展开更多
With the rise of the Internet of Things(IoT),various devices in life and industry are closely linked.Because of its high payload,stable error correction capability,and convenience in reading and writing,Quick Response...With the rise of the Internet of Things(IoT),various devices in life and industry are closely linked.Because of its high payload,stable error correction capability,and convenience in reading and writing,Quick Response(QR)code has been widely researched in IoT.However,the security of privacy data in IoT is also a very important issue.At the same time,because IoT is developing towards low-power devices in order to be applied to more fields,the technology protecting the security of private needs to have the characteristics of low computational complexity.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS),with its features of safety and low computational cost,can fully meet the requirements of communication security in IoT.Therefore,a VSS scheme with QR code(VSS-QR)was proposed and has been applied to some extent.In VSS-QR,the secret is shared into a series of shares.These shares are usually common QR codes,which cannot cause the attention of the attacker.However,if there is dishonesty among participants,the secret cannot be recovered,which will lead to VSS-QR cannot be widely used due to its inadequate security.In this paper,we propose a visual secret sharing scheme with authentication based on QR code(VSSA-QR).Both the reconstructed secret QR code and shares can be verified whether they are forged by attackers.The above-mentioned operations conveniently are performed on low-power QR scanning devices.Not only does the proposed scheme prevent some dishonest participants or attackers from cheating,but also prevent all participants from conspiring.In addition,the payload is the QR code itself,which is higher than other schemes.Theoretical analysis and experiments prove that the proposed scheme is effective.展开更多
He traditional physical isolation of internal and external networks greatly restricts the exchange of data between internal and external networks while ensuring data security.One-way transmission based on QR codes is ...He traditional physical isolation of internal and external networks greatly restricts the exchange of data between internal and external networks while ensuring data security.One-way transmission based on QR codes is able to transmit information in classified network systems without any physical con-tact.However,in a one-way transmission system,there is a risk that unauthorized access or impersonation cannot be ruled out,so ensuring the authenticity of the source becomes crucial.In this paper,a digital watermarking algorithm based on the gray wolf optimizer(GWO)algorithm for QR codes is proposed.The digital signature is embedded into the QR code image as a watermark,and the embedding factor is optimized by the GWO algorithm to achieve the purpose of balancing the invisibility and robustness of the watermark.The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is robust against attacks.Meanwhile,the digital signature as a watermark can identify the authenticity of the sender’s identity to further improve the security of the whole transmission system.展开更多
QR codes are applied widely on the Internet and mobile devices in recent years.Its open standards and the characteristics of easy to generate lead to anyone can generate their QR code easily.Also,the QR code does not ...QR codes are applied widely on the Internet and mobile devices in recent years.Its open standards and the characteristics of easy to generate lead to anyone can generate their QR code easily.Also,the QR code does not have the ability of hiding information,which leads to everyone can get access to read the content in any QR code,including those hiding some secret content in the bytes of QR code.Therefore,in recent years,information tampering and information leakage cases caused by poor security of two-dimensional code occur frequently,especially in the financial field and multi-party verification scenarios.QR codes are almost impossible to use in these scenarios.Therefore,this paper proposes a distributed information sharing method based on information hiding QR code.This method can make secret code in QR code safer and robust,and the secret shared between receivers can be used for decryption and attacking detection.Therefore,on the one hand,the information hiding method can maximize the capacity of embedded secret information,on the other hand,it can prevent attacks by disguised attackers and recover hidden secret information through reconstruction.This paper illustrates the feasibility of this scheme through the form of theoretical proof.展开更多
The widespread adoption of QR codes has revolutionized various industries, streamlined transactions and improved inventory management. However, this increased reliance on QR code technology also exposes it to potentia...The widespread adoption of QR codes has revolutionized various industries, streamlined transactions and improved inventory management. However, this increased reliance on QR code technology also exposes it to potential security risks that malicious actors can exploit. QR code Phishing, or “Quishing”, is a type of phishing attack that leverages QR codes to deceive individuals into visiting malicious websites or downloading harmful software. These attacks can be particularly effective due to the growing popularity and trust in QR codes. This paper examines the importance of enhancing the security of QR codes through the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The abstract investigates the integration of AI methods for identifying and mitigating security threats associated with QR code usage. By assessing the current state of QR code security and evaluating the effectiveness of AI-driven solutions, this research aims to propose comprehensive strategies for strengthening QR code technology’s resilience. The study contributes to discussions on secure data encoding and retrieval, providing valuable insights into the evolving synergy between QR codes and AI for the advancement of secure digital communication.展开更多
The People’s Bank of China(PBOC)recently issued the regulations on QR code payment service(Trial)and two other relevant technical specifications to regulate payments by scanning two-dimensional barcode,which are ...The People’s Bank of China(PBOC)recently issued the regulations on QR code payment service(Trial)and two other relevant technical specifications to regulate payments by scanning two-dimensional barcode,which are to take effect on April 1,2018.Payment institutions must obtain proper permits to offer barcode-based payment services by then.Payments with QR codes are increasingly common in China for purchases in large or small shops,展开更多
It is the development trend of library information management,which applies the mature and cutting-edge information technology to library information retrieval.In order to realize the rapid retrieval of massive book i...It is the development trend of library information management,which applies the mature and cutting-edge information technology to library information retrieval.In order to realize the rapid retrieval of massive book information,this paper proposes a book retrieval method combining QR code with image retrieval technology.This method analyzes the visual features of book images,design a book image retrieval method based on boundary contour and regional pixel distribution features,and realizes the association retrieval of book information combined with the QR code,so as to improve the efficiency of book retrieval.The experimental results show that,the books can be retrieved effectively through the boundary contour and regional pixel distribution features,the book information can be displayed through QR code,readers can be provided with fast and intelligent massive book retrieval services.展开更多
Narrative design was originated in the 20th century.As a kind of design thinking,it runs through various fields such as architecture,environment,and new media.The QR code design has gradually become a bridge for media...Narrative design was originated in the 20th century.As a kind of design thinking,it runs through various fields such as architecture,environment,and new media.The QR code design has gradually become a bridge for media integration design,and its importance is becoming increasingly obvious.An optimized QR code design may gradually replace the original LOGO of certain goods or brand.In this study,narration is embedded into the QR code design,and a new QR code design image is gradually constructed through three ways of planarization,spatialization,and narration.展开更多
This paper briefly introduces the development process,technical content and focus of ISO/TS 7352,Freight Container-NFC or/and QR code seals,which is a project carried out by East China Normal University and submitted ...This paper briefly introduces the development process,technical content and focus of ISO/TS 7352,Freight Container-NFC or/and QR code seals,which is a project carried out by East China Normal University and submitted through Standardization Administration of China(SAC).The successful development of this technical specification will greatly enhance container identification and communication technology.展开更多
Objective: Xueteng-related herbs include Spatholobi Caulis(Jixueteng in Chinese), Sargentodoxae Caulis(Daxueteng in Chinese), Kadsurae Caulis(Dianjixueteng in Chinese), and other medicinal plant stems that release red...Objective: Xueteng-related herbs include Spatholobi Caulis(Jixueteng in Chinese), Sargentodoxae Caulis(Daxueteng in Chinese), Kadsurae Caulis(Dianjixueteng in Chinese), and other medicinal plant stems that release reddish-brown juices after being cut. However, similarity in phonetic spelling and sound leads to their misuse in clinic or commercial circulation. Accurate labeling is imperative as well as effective for species identification.Methods: In this study, the ITS2 sequences of 76 samples of Xueteng-related herbs were obtained and analyzed to identify them. And then they were converted into QR codes using the open source PHP QR code. Also, a DNA barcode reference library was established according to these sequences and was used to authenticate the 25 samples of Xueteng-related herbs collected from the market.Results: The lengths of the ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs ranged from 207 to 235 bp and the GC contents were 57.5%-71.0%. Jixueteng, Daxueteng, and Dianjixueteng were clustered into three clades respectively in the neighbor-joining(NJ) phylogenetic tree, and the efficiency of the BLAST method was 100%. The ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs were presented vividly and specifically in QR code. Twenty-two of all 25 commercial samples were consistent with the original labels, whereas three samples marked "Dianjixueteng" were authenticated as "Jixueteng".Conclusion: QR code labeling system based on DNA barcode is an effective labeling system of Xuetengrelated herbs for their circulation regulation.展开更多
基金funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research(DSR)at King Abdulaziz University Jeddah,under grant no.(GPIP:1168-611-2024)The authors acknowledge the DSR for financial and technical support.
摘要QR codes are widely used in applications such as information sharing,advertising,and digital payments.However,their growing adoption has made them attractive targets for malicious activities,including malware distribution and phishing attacks.Traditional detection approaches rely on URL analysis or image-based feature extraction,whichmay introduce significant computational overhead and limit real-time applicability,and their performance often depends on the quality of extracted features.Previous studies in malicious detection do not fully focus on QR code securitywhen combining convolutional neural networks(CNNs)with recurrent neural networks(RNNs).This research proposes a deep learning model that integrates AlexNet for feature extraction,principal component analysis(PCA)for dimensionality reduction,and RNNs to detect malicious activity in QR code images.The proposed model achieves both efficiency and accuracy by transforming image data into a compact one-dimensional sequence.Experimental results,including five-fold cross-validation,demonstrate that the model using gated recurrent units(GRU)achieved an accuracy of 99.81%on the first dataset and 99.59%in the second dataset with a computation time of only 7.433 ms per sample.A real-time prototype was also developed to demonstrate deployment feasibility.These results highlight the potential of the proposed approach for practical,real-time QR code threat detection.
摘要The QR Code is a 2 dimensional matrix code with high error correction capability. It employs RS codes to generate error correction codewords in encoding and recover errors and damages in decoding. This paper presents several QR Code’s virtues, analyzes RS decoding algorithm and gives a software flow chart of decoding the QR Code with RS decoding algorithm.
基金This work was supported in part by the Startup Foundation for Introducing Talent of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology under Grant 2016r055in part by the Priority Academic Program Development(PAPD)of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
摘要With the rise of the Internet of Things(IoT),various devices in life and industry are closely linked.Because of its high payload,stable error correction capability,and convenience in reading and writing,Quick Response(QR)code has been widely researched in IoT.However,the security of privacy data in IoT is also a very important issue.At the same time,because IoT is developing towards low-power devices in order to be applied to more fields,the technology protecting the security of private needs to have the characteristics of low computational complexity.Visual Secret Sharing(VSS),with its features of safety and low computational cost,can fully meet the requirements of communication security in IoT.Therefore,a VSS scheme with QR code(VSS-QR)was proposed and has been applied to some extent.In VSS-QR,the secret is shared into a series of shares.These shares are usually common QR codes,which cannot cause the attention of the attacker.However,if there is dishonesty among participants,the secret cannot be recovered,which will lead to VSS-QR cannot be widely used due to its inadequate security.In this paper,we propose a visual secret sharing scheme with authentication based on QR code(VSSA-QR).Both the reconstructed secret QR code and shares can be verified whether they are forged by attackers.The above-mentioned operations conveniently are performed on low-power QR scanning devices.Not only does the proposed scheme prevent some dishonest participants or attackers from cheating,but also prevent all participants from conspiring.In addition,the payload is the QR code itself,which is higher than other schemes.Theoretical analysis and experiments prove that the proposed scheme is effective.
摘要He traditional physical isolation of internal and external networks greatly restricts the exchange of data between internal and external networks while ensuring data security.One-way transmission based on QR codes is able to transmit information in classified network systems without any physical con-tact.However,in a one-way transmission system,there is a risk that unauthorized access or impersonation cannot be ruled out,so ensuring the authenticity of the source becomes crucial.In this paper,a digital watermarking algorithm based on the gray wolf optimizer(GWO)algorithm for QR codes is proposed.The digital signature is embedded into the QR code image as a watermark,and the embedding factor is optimized by the GWO algorithm to achieve the purpose of balancing the invisibility and robustness of the watermark.The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is robust against attacks.Meanwhile,the digital signature as a watermark can identify the authenticity of the sender’s identity to further improve the security of the whole transmission system.
基金This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61876089,61876185,61902281,61375121)the Opening Project of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Data Science and Smart Software(No.2019DS301)+1 种基金the Engineering Research Center of Digital Forensics,Ministry of Education,the Science and Technology Program of Jiangsu Province Construction System(2020JH08)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
摘要QR codes are applied widely on the Internet and mobile devices in recent years.Its open standards and the characteristics of easy to generate lead to anyone can generate their QR code easily.Also,the QR code does not have the ability of hiding information,which leads to everyone can get access to read the content in any QR code,including those hiding some secret content in the bytes of QR code.Therefore,in recent years,information tampering and information leakage cases caused by poor security of two-dimensional code occur frequently,especially in the financial field and multi-party verification scenarios.QR codes are almost impossible to use in these scenarios.Therefore,this paper proposes a distributed information sharing method based on information hiding QR code.This method can make secret code in QR code safer and robust,and the secret shared between receivers can be used for decryption and attacking detection.Therefore,on the one hand,the information hiding method can maximize the capacity of embedded secret information,on the other hand,it can prevent attacks by disguised attackers and recover hidden secret information through reconstruction.This paper illustrates the feasibility of this scheme through the form of theoretical proof.
摘要The widespread adoption of QR codes has revolutionized various industries, streamlined transactions and improved inventory management. However, this increased reliance on QR code technology also exposes it to potential security risks that malicious actors can exploit. QR code Phishing, or “Quishing”, is a type of phishing attack that leverages QR codes to deceive individuals into visiting malicious websites or downloading harmful software. These attacks can be particularly effective due to the growing popularity and trust in QR codes. This paper examines the importance of enhancing the security of QR codes through the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). The abstract investigates the integration of AI methods for identifying and mitigating security threats associated with QR code usage. By assessing the current state of QR code security and evaluating the effectiveness of AI-driven solutions, this research aims to propose comprehensive strategies for strengthening QR code technology’s resilience. The study contributes to discussions on secure data encoding and retrieval, providing valuable insights into the evolving synergy between QR codes and AI for the advancement of secure digital communication.
摘要The People’s Bank of China(PBOC)recently issued the regulations on QR code payment service(Trial)and two other relevant technical specifications to regulate payments by scanning two-dimensional barcode,which are to take effect on April 1,2018.Payment institutions must obtain proper permits to offer barcode-based payment services by then.Payments with QR codes are increasingly common in China for purchases in large or small shops,
摘要It is the development trend of library information management,which applies the mature and cutting-edge information technology to library information retrieval.In order to realize the rapid retrieval of massive book information,this paper proposes a book retrieval method combining QR code with image retrieval technology.This method analyzes the visual features of book images,design a book image retrieval method based on boundary contour and regional pixel distribution features,and realizes the association retrieval of book information combined with the QR code,so as to improve the efficiency of book retrieval.The experimental results show that,the books can be retrieved effectively through the boundary contour and regional pixel distribution features,the book information can be displayed through QR code,readers can be provided with fast and intelligent massive book retrieval services.
摘要Narrative design was originated in the 20th century.As a kind of design thinking,it runs through various fields such as architecture,environment,and new media.The QR code design has gradually become a bridge for media integration design,and its importance is becoming increasingly obvious.An optimized QR code design may gradually replace the original LOGO of certain goods or brand.In this study,narration is embedded into the QR code design,and a new QR code design image is gradually constructed through three ways of planarization,spatialization,and narration.
基金financially supported by the“Technological Innovation Action Plan”Technical Standards Project of Shanghai Municipality(20DZ2205300)
摘要This paper briefly introduces the development process,technical content and focus of ISO/TS 7352,Freight Container-NFC or/and QR code seals,which is a project carried out by East China Normal University and submitted through Standardization Administration of China(SAC).The successful development of this technical specification will greatly enhance container identification and communication technology.
基金supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,2016-I2M-3-016)the Key Projects of the National Science and Technology Pillar Program(No.2011BAI07B08)
摘要Objective: Xueteng-related herbs include Spatholobi Caulis(Jixueteng in Chinese), Sargentodoxae Caulis(Daxueteng in Chinese), Kadsurae Caulis(Dianjixueteng in Chinese), and other medicinal plant stems that release reddish-brown juices after being cut. However, similarity in phonetic spelling and sound leads to their misuse in clinic or commercial circulation. Accurate labeling is imperative as well as effective for species identification.Methods: In this study, the ITS2 sequences of 76 samples of Xueteng-related herbs were obtained and analyzed to identify them. And then they were converted into QR codes using the open source PHP QR code. Also, a DNA barcode reference library was established according to these sequences and was used to authenticate the 25 samples of Xueteng-related herbs collected from the market.Results: The lengths of the ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs ranged from 207 to 235 bp and the GC contents were 57.5%-71.0%. Jixueteng, Daxueteng, and Dianjixueteng were clustered into three clades respectively in the neighbor-joining(NJ) phylogenetic tree, and the efficiency of the BLAST method was 100%. The ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs were presented vividly and specifically in QR code. Twenty-two of all 25 commercial samples were consistent with the original labels, whereas three samples marked "Dianjixueteng" were authenticated as "Jixueteng".Conclusion: QR code labeling system based on DNA barcode is an effective labeling system of Xuetengrelated herbs for their circulation regulation.