Visual Cryptography - Models, Issues, Applications and New Directions

Since its introduction, visual cryptography has received considerable attention within the cryptographic community. In this paper we give a quick look at the salient moments of its history, focusing on the main models, on open issues, on its applications and on some prospec-

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