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A novel color image encryption algorithm based on image hashing, 6D hyperchaotic and DNA coding

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In order to improve the key space of color image encryption algorithm, the sensitivity to the contents of plain images, the robustness against various types of known attacks, and to achieve the tamper location analysis, a novel color image encryption algorithm based on image hashing, six-dimensional (6D) hyperchaotic and dynamic DNA coding is proposed. Firstly, the color image is pre-processed and the hash sequence is extracted by image hashing algorithm which is used as the initial value and control parameter of chaotic system. Secondly, three color channels of the color image RGB are synthesized into a two-dimensional matrix and the pixels replacement are performed by using the improved two-dimensional chaotic map. Finally, a 6D hyperchaotic system is used to generate random sequences for DNA dynamic coding and arithmetic operations of color images, the encrypted image is obtained. The experimental results show that, compared with the existing methods, the proposed algorithm has a large enough key space, better plain-image sensitivity, better statistical and differential characteristics, as well as can resistant various forms of attacks such as noise and cropping, and the tampering image can be tamper-located analyzed, which has good security and strong robustness.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61862041, 61363078), the Innovation Ability Improvement Project of Gansu Colleges and Universities of China (2019A-236). The authors also gratefully acknowledge the helpful comments and suggestions of the reviewers, which have improved the presentation.

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Zhang, Q., Han, J. A novel color image encryption algorithm based on image hashing, 6D hyperchaotic and DNA coding. Multimed Tools Appl 80, 13841–13864 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-020-10437-z

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