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Remodeling randomness prioritization to boost-up security of RGB image encryption

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Securing information became essential to exchange multimedia information safely. The exchanged data need to be transformed in a well-managed, secure, and reliable manner. In this paper, we will focus on securing RGB images via cryptography during transmission among users using our effective proposal of utilizing appropriate Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG). We implement many techniques of PRNG involved in two consecutive crypto-processes of substitution and transposition to present secure image transformation. Our technique proposal of PRNGs selection is based on testing to encrypt RGB images to be compared with current related used approaches. The work experimentation aims to identify suitability and reliability through security measures standard parameters. The research justifies its proper PRNG selection to model our approach as attractive effective work worth remarking.

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Al-Roithy, B.O., Gutub, A. Remodeling randomness prioritization to boost-up security of RGB image encryption. Multimed Tools Appl 80, 28521–28581 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-021-11051-3

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