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Efficient image encryption with block shuffling and chaotic map

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Image encryption is a useful technique for many applications, such as image content protection, image authentication, pay-TV and data hiding. In this paper, we propose an efficient image encryption algorithm with block shuffling and chaotic map. The proposed algorithm divides an input image into overlapping blocks, shuffles image blocks to make initial encryption, exploits a chaotic map and Arnold transform to generate secret matrices, and achieves final encryption by conducting exclusive OR operations between corresponding elements of each block and a random secret matrix. Many experiments are done to validate efficiency and advantages of the proposed algorithm.

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The authors are grateful for the anonymous reviewers’ insightful comments and valuable suggestions sincerely, which can substantially improve the quality of this paper.

This work was partially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (61300109, 61363034), the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation (2012GXNSFBA053166, 2012GXNSFGA060004, 2011GXNSFD018026), the Guangxi “Bagui” Teams for Innovation and Research, the Training Project for Excellent Middle-aged/Young Teachers in Guangxi Higher Education Institutions, the Project of the Guangxi Experiment Center of Information Science (20130204), the Guangxi Key Laboratory of Trusted Software (kx201327), the Scientific and Technological Research Projects of Chongqing’s Education Commission (KJ121310), and the Scientific and Technological Program of Fuling District of Chongqing (FLKJ,2012ABA1056).

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Guangxi Normal University, No. 15 Yucai Road, Guilin, 541004, People’s Republic of China

    Zhenjun Tang, Xianquan Zhang & Weiwei Lan

  2. Guangxi Experiment Center of Information Science, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Xianquan Zhang

  3. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Trusted Software, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

    Xianquan Zhang

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Tang, Z., Zhang, X. & Lan, W. Efficient image encryption with block shuffling and chaotic map. Multimed Tools Appl 74, 5429–5448 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-014-1861-1

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