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Chaotic image encryption method based on improved zigzag permutation and DNA rules

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This paper proposes a chaotic encryption scheme, which is combining improved Zigzag scrambling and DNA coding based on random block and the Logistic-Dynamics Coupled Map Lattices (LDCML). First, we use chaotic sequences generated by LDCML system to perform index scrambling on the plain image. Then, randomly divide it into blocks and perform two-way dynamic Zigzag scrambling for each block. After that perform the two-way dynamic Zigzag scrambling for entire image. Next, convert it into DNA matrix according a coding rule, and then perform DNA addition, subtraction and XOR computing using the DNA matrix of image and the DNA sequence of chaotic sequence. Finally, decode DNA matrix and perform dynamic XOR operation on the decoded matrix. According to simulation experiments, information entropy is closer to 8, NPCR and UACI respectively reach to 99.6093% and 33.4635%, and other security analysis can also meet safety requirements. Therefore, this encryption algorithm can resist common attacks and has good security.

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Acknowledgements

This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 61672124), the Password Theory Project of the 13th Five-Year Plan National Cryptography Development Fund (No: MMJJ20170203), Liaoning Province Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents Program Project (No: XLYC1802013), Key R&D Projects of Liaoning Province (No: 2019020105-JH2/103), Jinan City ‘20 universities’ Funding Projects Introducing Innovation Team Program (No: 2019GXRC031), Research Fund of Guangxi Key Lab of Multi-source Information Mining & Security (No: MIMS20-M-02).

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  2. Guangxi Key Lab of Multi-source Information Mining & Security, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China

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Wang, X., Du, X. Chaotic image encryption method based on improved zigzag permutation and DNA rules. Multimed Tools Appl 81, 43777–43803 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-022-13012-w

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