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An image encryption scheme combining chaos with cycle operation for DNA sequences

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An image encryption scheme is proposed using high-dimensional chaotic systems and cycle operation for DNA sequences. In the scheme, the pixels of the original image are encoded randomly with the DNA coding rule controlled by a key stream produced from Chen’s hyper-chaos. In addition to confusion on the DNA sequence matrix with Lorenz system, a cycle operation for DNA sequences is projected to diffuse the pixel values of the image. In order to enhance the diffusion effect, a bitwise exclusive-OR operation is carried out for the decoded matrices with a binary key stream, and then the cipher-image is obtained. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed image encryption scheme with acceptable robustness is secure against exhaustive attack, statistical attack and differential attack.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61462061 and 61262084) and the China Scholarship Council (201606825042).

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  1. Department of Electronic Information Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China

    Ting Hu, Ye Liu & Li-Hua Gong

  2. Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology and Geographical Environment Monitoring of NASG, Jinggangshan University, Ji’an, 343009, China

    Chun-Juan Ouyang

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Hu, T., Liu, Y., Gong, LH. et al. An image encryption scheme combining chaos with cycle operation for DNA sequences. Nonlinear Dyn 87, 51–66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-016-3024-6

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