Encrypting Multiple Images With an Enhanced Chaotic Map

Abstract

A multiple-image encryption scheme based on an enhanced chaotic map is proposed. This scheme combines multiple grayscale images into three planes. An amplified sine map is used to generate a dynamic permutation table and a chaotic sequence. The initial parameters of the amplified sine map are obtained from an elliptic curve coordinate, computing using elliptic curve point multiplication between the input image hash value and the seed value of an elliptic curve. The dynamic permutation table performs cyclic shift transformation on the input image, diffusing it horizontally and vertically. The diffused image is converted to a cipher image through an XOR operation with the chaotic sequence generated by the amplified sine map. Using an amplified sine map provides larger key space, more extensive chaotic range, more extensive control parameters, better sensitive initial values and enhanced security against cryptanalysis. The experiment results indicate that the proposed scheme is fast, secure, efficient and can resist certain cryptographic attacks. Compared to other recent schemes, the proposed scheme is shown to be secure and efficient.