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Bit-level quantum color image encryption scheme with quantum cross-exchange operation and hyper-chaotic system

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In order to obtain higher encryption efficiency, a bit-level quantum color image encryption scheme by exploiting quantum cross-exchange operation and a 5D hyper-chaotic system is designed. Additionally, to enhance the scrambling effect, the quantum channel swapping operation is employed to swap the gray values of corresponding pixels. The proposed color image encryption algorithm has larger key space and higher security since the 5D hyper-chaotic system has more complex dynamic behavior, better randomness and unpredictability than those based on low-dimensional hyper-chaotic systems. Simulations and theoretical analyses demonstrate that the presented bit-level quantum color image encryption scheme outperforms its classical counterparts in efficiency and security.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61462061 and 61561033), the China Scholarship Council (Grant No. 201606825042), the Department of Human Resources and Social security of Jiangxi Province, the Major Academic Discipline and Technical Leader of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20162BCB22011) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20171BAB202002).

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    Nanrun Zhou, Weiwei Chen, Xinyu Yan & Yunqian Wang

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15261, USA

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Zhou, N., Chen, W., Yan, X. et al. Bit-level quantum color image encryption scheme with quantum cross-exchange operation and hyper-chaotic system. Quantum Inf Process 17, 137 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-018-1902-1

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