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Chaos-based image encryption algorithm

2005, Physics Letters A

Abstract
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This research introduces a chaos-based image encryption algorithm designed to enhance the security of digital multimedia information. The algorithm utilizes chaotic properties to perform pixel position shuffling and grey value alterations simultaneously, addressing vulnerabilities found in previous encryption schemes. The effectiveness is demonstrated through experimentation, showing significant differences in the histograms of the original and ciphered images, indicating improved security measures against common attack methods.

Key takeaways

  • A new scheme is suggested in this Letter for secure image encryption.
  • The image encryption algorithm includes two steps: Firstly, the positions of the pixels of the original image are shuffled by Arnold cat map.
  • However, the periodicity of Arnold cat map should degrade the security the encryption, because the possible attacks may iterate the Arnold cat map continuously to reappear the original plain-image.
  • In our encryption algorithm, the initial values of Chen's chaotic system are used as secret keys.
  • The proposed algorithm has three merits: (1) the algorithm has a large enough key space to resist all kinds of bruteforce attacks; (2) the cipher-image has a good statistical property; (3) the encryption algorithm is very sensitive to the secret keys.