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A novel color image encryption scheme using DNA permutation based on the Lorenz system

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We propose a novel color image encryption scheme based on DNA permutations. In the proposed scheme, the chaotic pseudo-random sequences for encryption depend on the plaintext image and secret keys. Besides, the proposed DNA permutation and addition/subtraction operations can break the bit planes of the plaintext image entirely. Therefore, the proposed scheme is sensitive to the plaintext image and can resist common attacks such as differential attack, brute-force attack, and statistical attack. Simulation results show the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed scheme.

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This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos: 61672124, 61370145, and 61173183), Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University (No: LR2012003).

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  1. Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 2 Linggong Road, Dalian, 116024, People’s Republic of China

    Xing-Yuan Wang, Pi Li & Xiukun Wang

  2. School of Information Science & Technology, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Xiamen University Zhangzhou Campus, Xiamen, 363105, People’s Republic of China

    Ying-Qian Zhang

  3. City Institute, Dalian University of Technology, 31 Tieshanxi Road, Dalian, 116600, People’s Republic of China

    Li-Yan Liu & Hengzhi Zhang

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Wang, XY., Li, P., Zhang, YQ. et al. A novel color image encryption scheme using DNA permutation based on the Lorenz system. Multimed Tools Appl 77, 6243–6265 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-017-4534-z

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