Image Encryption-Then-Transmission Using DNA Encryption Algorithm and The Double Chaos

A novel symmetric image encryption-then-transmission system based on optical chaos using semiconductor lasers is proposed. In this paper, with identical chaotic injection from a master laser, two slave lasers (SL1 and SL2) can output similar chaotic signals served as chaotic carrier to transmit image. Meanwhile, the chaotic signal of SL1 can be used to generate the key of the encryption scheme. After employing the three-dimensional (3D) cat map and logistic chaotic map, the positions of image pixels are shuffled, and the relationship between the cipher-image and the plain-image is confused simultaneously. Therefore, the system can resist the common attacks such as statistical attack, differential attack, and brute force attack. Through numerical simulations, the high quality chaos synchronization between SL1 and SL2 is obtained. When the chaos masking technique is adopted, the image encrypted by the proposed encryption scheme can be successfully transmitted and decrypted in a 10 km single mode fiber channel from SL1 to SL2, which is accompanied by a bit error rate of less than ${\rm{6.18\,\times \,10}}^{- 19}$ . Exhaustive tests about security analysis are carried out, demonstrating the valuable feasibility and high security of the image encryption-then-transmission system.

This paper presents a new approach to enhance the security and performance of the Serpent algorithm. The main concepts of this approach is to generate a sub key for each block using Lorenz 96 chaos and then run the process of encryption and decryption in ECB parallel mode. The proposed method has been implemented in Java, openjdk version “11.0.11”; and for the analysis of the tested RGB images, Python 3.6 was used. Comprehensive experiments on widely used metrics demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method against differential attacks, brute force attacks and statistical attacks, while achieving superb results compared to related schemes. Moreover, the encryption quality, Shannon entropy, correlation coefficients, histogram analysis and differential analysis all accomplished affirmative results. Furthermore, the reduction in encryption/decryption time was over 61%. Moreover, the proposed method cipher was tested using the Statistical Test Suite (STS) recommended by the NIST and passed them all ensuring the randomness of the cipher output. Thus, the approach demonstrated the potential of the improved Serpent-ECB algorithm with Lorenz 96 chaos-based block key generation (BKG) and gave favorable results. Specifically, compared to existing encryption schemes, it proclaimed its effectiveness.

This paper presents a new approach to enhance the security and performance of the Serpent algorithm. The main concepts of this approach is to generate a sub key for each block using Lorenz 96 chaos and then run the process of encryption and decryption in ECB parallel mode. The proposed method has been implemented in Java, openjdk version “11.0.11”; and for the analysis of the tested RGB images, Python 3.6 was used. Comprehensive experiments on widely used metrics demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method against differential attacks, brute force attacks and statistical attacks, while achieving superb results compared to related schemes. Moreover, the encryption quality, Shannon entropy, correlation coefficients, histogram analysis and differential analysis all accomplished affirmative results. Furthermore, the reduction in encryption/decryption time was over 61%. Moreover, the proposed method cipher was tested using the Statistical Test Suite (STS) recommended by the NIST and passed them all ensuring the randomness of the cipher output. Thus, the approach demonstrated the potential of the improved Serpent-ECB algorithm with Lorenz 96 chaos-based block key generation (BKG) and gave favorable results. Specifically, compared to existing encryption schemes, it proclaimed its effectiveness.

This paper presents a new approach to enhance the security and performance of the Serpent algorithm. The main concepts of this approach is to generate a sub key for each block using Lorenz 96 chaos and then run the process of encryption and decryption in ECB parallel mode. The proposed method has been implemented in Java, openjdk version “11.0.11”; and for the analysis of the tested RGB images, Python 3.6 was used. Comprehensive experiments on widely used metrics demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method against differential attacks, brute force attacks and statistical attacks, while achieving superb results compared to related schemes. Moreover, the encryption quality, Shannon entropy, correlation coefficients, histogram analysis and differential analysis all accomplished affirmative results. Furthermore, the reduction in encryption/decryption time was over 61%. Moreover, the proposed method cipher was tested using the Statistical Test Suite (STS) recommended by the NIST and passed them all ensuring the randomness of the cipher output. Thus, the approach demonstrated the potential of the improved Serpent-ECB algorithm with Lorenz 96 chaos-based block key generation (BKG) and gave favorable results. Specifically, compared to existing encryption schemes, it proclaimed its effectiveness.

The instability of optical phase chaos synchronization between semiconductor lasers under master-slave open-loop configuration is investigated. The phase difference between the master and slave lasers is obtained and analyzed in experiment by heterodyne detection and Hilbert transform, and in simulation by solving the rate equations. The results show that the phase difference only maintains in a short duration time and then jumps to another value. A statistical analysis shows that both duration time and jumping values are random, proving that the phase chaos synchronization is unstable. A theoretical analysis shows that the instability of phase synchronization is caused by the jumping of the external cavity mode in the master laser.

The RC-5 algorithm is an algorithm with the encryption method using the symmetric method and processing in the form of a cipher block, the same keywords are used for the encryption and decryption processes. The testing and analysis phase consists of a). Testing the execution time of the key generation process (set up key) b). Testing the success of the encryption and decryption process on the client-server integration method c). Testing the success of the encryption and decryption process using the file operation method d). Comparison of overhead/file size before and after passing through the system. The testing phase and execution time analysis are carried out when using the file operation method where the test will be divided into 3 parts, namely the execution time for the key setup process, the encryption process, and the decryption process. Testing the success of the encryption and decryption process on the client-server integration method is divided into 2 parts, namely testing the encryption process and the decryption process. In testing the encryption process, the characters that will be sent to the server will be encrypted first with a key to becoming a ciphertext in the form of integer data. The test results obtained are 1). The execution time for key generation (set up key) is very fast, around 9-10 ns. 2). In the encryption and decryption process, the execution time depends on the size of the plaintext file. The larger the plaintext file size, the longer the execution time. Where for a file with a size of 1 kb requires an execution time of 50.6 ms in the encryption process. 3). There is no difference between the size of the file before entering encryption and after decryption. Where for files with a size of 500 bytes before entering the encryption process, a file of 500 bytes will be generated from the decryption process.

An image encryption scheme based on new spatiotemporal chaos

A compact three-laser source for optical sensing is presented. It is based on a low-noise implementation of the Pound-Drever-Hall method and comprises high-bandwidth optical phase-locked loops. The outputs from three semiconductor distributed feedback lasers, mounted on thermo-electric coolers (TEC), are coupled with micro-lenses into a silicon photonics (SiP) chip that performs beat note detection and several other functions. The chip comprises phase modulators, variable optical attenuators, multi-mode-interference couplers, variable ratio tap couplers, integrated photodiodes and optical fiber butt-couplers. Electrical connections between a metallized ceramic and the TECs, lasers and SiP chip are achieved by wirebonds. All these components stand within a 35 mm by 35 mm package which is interfaced with 90 electrical pins and two fiber pigtails. One pigtail carries the signals from a master and slave lasers, while another carries that from a second slave laser. The pins are soldered to a printed circuit board featuring a micro-processor that controls and monitors the system to ensure stable operation over fluctuating environmental conditions. This highly adaptable multi-laser source can address various sensing applications requiring the tracking of up to three narrow spectral features with a high bandwidth. It is used to sense a fiber-based ring resonator emulating a resonant fiber optics gyroscope. The master laser is locked to the resonator with a loop bandwidth greater than 1 MHz. The slave lasers are offset frequency locked to the master laser with loop bandwidths greater than 100 MHz. This high performance source is compact, automated, robust, and remains locked for days.

Cryptography is the study of mathematical techniques related to information security aspects such as validity, data integrity, and data authentication. In this study, Variably Modified Permutation Composition (VMPC) algorithm is modified by adding complementary methods to the encryption and decryption process. Keys that are generated randomly will be optimized using Genetic Algorithm. The Variably Modified Permutation Composition (VMPC) algorithm is a symmetrical stream cipher algorithm similar to the RC4 cipher designed by Bartosz Zoltak. The Variably Modified Permutation Composition (VMPC) algorithm is an extension of the one-way function VMPC that was developed into a byte-based encryption algorithm. In its use the VMPC is generated by an 8-bit stream of 256 element permutations. The initial state of the permutation is calculated in VMPC Key Scheduling. The Genetic Algorithm produces a unique intermediate key for each algorithm run. The intermediary key is combined with the Ciphertext in the first level which produces the second level Ciphertext, up to the third level Ciphertext. Attackers will not be able to carry out attacks such as brute force, differential attacks or statistical attacks without having knowledge of the key. From the results of the tests carried out, the more characters that are encrypted and decrypted, the longer it will take. On testing the avalanche effect produces an average value of 51.25% for keys without optimization while 53.42% for keys optimized. The effect of key optimization using Genetic Algorithm has increased the value of the avalanche effect and has an effect on the results of changing bits in the ciphertext.

Securing color image transmission using compression-encryption model with dynamic key generator and efficient symmetric key distribution

The rapid evolution of imaging and communication technologies has transformed images into a widespread data type. Different types of data, such as medical information, official correspondence or governmental and military documents saved and transmitted in the form of images over public networks. Cryptography is a solution to protect confidential images by encrypting before transmission over unsecure channels. This paper will focus on selective image encryption algorithm to improve and enhance the security of transmission. Selective encryption is a solution to decrease the consumed time for encryption, which reduces the encrypted regions as small as possible. Hence, a hybrid cryptosystem is proposed based on the combination of ECC and chaotic maps that detects the face(s) in an image and encrypt the selected regions. This scheme will encrypt around five percent of the whole. The results of security analysis demonstrate the strength of the proposed cryptosystem against statistical, brute force and differential attacks. The evaluated running time for both encryption and decryption processes guarantee that the cryptosystem can work effectively in real-time applications.

The nonlinear dynamics of a semiconductor laser (slave laser) injected by optical pulses with high repetition rate are investigated experimentally. The pulses for injection are generated from a laser (master laser) subjected to either an optoelectronic feedback or an optical feedback. The repetition rates of the pulses are controlled by varying the delay time and the feedback strength of the feedback loop. By injecting the repetitive optical pulses of different intensities and repetition frequencies into another laser (slave laser), rich dynamical states including regular pulsations, frequency beatings, and chaotic pulsations are observed. Moreover, frequency-locked states with different winding number, the ratio of the main pulsation frequency of the slave laser and the repetition frequency of the injected pulses, are also found. Compared to a laser subject to a sine modulated optical injection, the linewidths of the high-order microwave components in the output spectrum of the slave laser are substantially narrower for the laser under repetitive optical pulse injection.

Extreme events (EEs) are rare and unexpected events that emerge in many natural systems and are the object of intensive studies. Here, we experimentally investigate the evolution of deterministic optical EEs in a slave laser (SL) subject to chaotic optical injection from a master laser (ML) with optical feedback. Although the ML operates in the long-cavity regime, we observe occasional pulses that are high enough to be considered EEs, and the appearance probability of EEs can be significantly enhanced in the SL for certain injection parameters outside the injection-locking regions of the master-slave configuration. Additionally, the evolution of EEs can be readily identified from the two-dimensional maps. The numerical results show good qualitative agreement with the experiment. These results reveal the importance of injection parameters for the appearance of EEs in chaotic lasers and can be easily extended to other coupled systems.

Image encryption based on chaotic maps is an important method for ensuring the secure communication of digital multimedia on the Internet. To improve the encryption performance and security of image encryption systems, a new image encryption algorithm is proposed that employs a compound chaotic map and random cyclic shift. First, a new hybrid chaotic system is designed by coupling logistic, ICMIC, Tent, and Chebyshev (HLITC) maps. Comparison tests with previous chaotic maps in terms of chaotic trajectory, Lyapunov exponent, and approximate entropy illustrate that the new hybrid chaotic map has better chaotic performance. Then, the proposed HLITC chaotic system and spiral transformation are used to develop a new chaotic image encryption scheme using the double permutation strategy. The new HLITC chaotic system is used to generate key sequences used in the image scrambling and diffusion stages. The spiral transformation controlled by the chaotic sequence is used to scramble the pixels of the plaintext image, while the XOR operation based on a chaotic map is used for pixel diffusion. Extensive experiments on statistical analysis, key sensitivity, and key space analysis were conducted. Experimental results show that the proposed encryption scheme has good robustness against brute-force attacks, statistical attacks, and differential attacks and is more effective than many existing chaotic image encryption algorithms.

Color image encryption has enticed a lot of attention in recent years. Many authors proposed a chaotic system-based encryption algorithms for that purpose. However, due to the shortcomings of the low dimensional chaotic systems, similar rule structure for RGB channels, and the small keyspace, many of those were cryptanalyzed by chosen-plaintext or other well-known attacks. A Security vulnerability exists because of the same method being applied over the RGB channels. This paper aims to introduce a new three-channel three rules (3C3R) image encryption algorithm along with two novel mathematical models for DNA rule generator and bit inversion. A different rule structure was applied in the different RGB-channels. In the R-channel, a novel Block-based Bit Inversion (BBI) is introduced, in the G-channel Von-Neumann (VN) and Rotated Von-Neumann (RVN)- based 2D-cellular structure is applied. In the B-channel, a novel bidirectional State Machine-based DNA rule generator (SM-DNA) is introduced. Simulations and results show that the proposed 3C3R encryption algorithm is robust against all well-known attacks particularly for the known-plaintext attacks, statistical attacks, brute-force attacks, differential attacks, and occlusion attacks, etc. Also, unlike earlier encryption algorithms, the 3C3R has no security vulnerability.