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Novel image encryption algorithm using fractional chaos and cellular neural network

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The work presented in this article gives a novel digital image encryption algorithm using a fractional-order chaotic system and cellular neural network. The encryption is done on the lines of chaos-based permutation-substitution architecture. The main contribution lies in key-generation, which is inspired from the Merkel–Damgard scheme. The diffusion mechanism is performed with the help of Conway’s game of life and NARX network. Extensive experimental results of the cipher indicate that the algorithm can withstand classical cryptanalysis and can outperform many other existing image encryption algorithms. Moreover, the scheme fairs pretty well on theoretical aspects of security and passes most of the NIST standards.

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One of the authors, Farhan Musanna, with grant number MHR-01-23-200-428 is grateful to Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, for providing financial aid for this work. Further, this work is also partially supported by the project grant no. CRG/2020/002040 of SERB New Delhi, India.

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Musanna, F., Dangwal, D. & Kumar, S. Novel image encryption algorithm using fractional chaos and cellular neural network. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 13, 2205–2226 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-02982-8

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