Hybrid Encryption Algorithm Based on Gray Curve and Josephus Permutation

Ying Niu; Hangyu Zhou; Xuncai Zhang; Limin Qin

doi:10.1155/2022/7076416

Hybrid Encryption Algorithm Based on Gray Curve and Josephus Permutation

Comput Intell Neurosci. 2022 Oct 26:2022:7076416. doi: 10.1155/2022/7076416. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Ying Niu¹, Hangyu Zhou², Xuncai Zhang², Limin Qin³

Affiliations

¹ School of Architecture Environment Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
² School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
³ Henan Topnet Computer Engineering Company Limited, Zhengzhou 450000, China.

Abstract

This paper proposes a new image encryption algorithm based on chaos map systems, hash algorithm, and Josephus permutation. The algorithm consists of chaos initialization, pixel position permutation, and pixel information diffusion. The algorithm's initialization is generated by the original image, which has a high sensitivity to the initial value. The permutation step length is composed of Josephus permutation and gray curve permutation, which completely disturbs the pixel distribution. The diffusion process is composed of cross operation and ciphertext feedback, which breaks the strong correlation between pixels. The simulation results of the encryption algorithm are used to analyze its information entropy, the correlation between elements, and other indicators. The ciphertext image is attacked in several ways, and we analyzed its defense ability. Simulation results show that the algorithm can effectively encrypt image information and has a good defense against various attacks.