Efficient selective image encryption

• Published in: Multimedia tools and applications Vol. 75; no. 24; pp. 17171 - 17186
• Main Authors: Ayoup, Ahmed M., Hussein, Amr H., Attia, Mahmoud A. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Combinations (mathematics); Communication; Computer Communication Networks; Computer Science; Data encryption; Data Structures and Information Theory; Encryption; Entropy; Generators; Internet; Multimedia; Multimedia Information Systems; Protocol; Random numbers; Robustness; Security management; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems; Linear feedback shift register (LFSR); Advanced encryption standard (AES); Pseudo random number (PRN); Arnold transformation
• ISSN: 1380-7501; 1573-7721
• DOI: 10.1007/s11042-015-2985-7

Selective image encryption has a significant importance in many applications as it offers significant savings in computations, cost, and time. Many attempts are exerted for this purpose as the traditional full image encryption/decryption algorithms may be too massive. In this paper, a new technique for selective image encryption is developed. The algorithm is based on a combination between the pseudo random number sequences, Arnold permutation, and the advanced encryption standard technique. The proposed technique is intended to reduce the execution time of the encryption process and increase the robustness of the encrypted image.