Synchronized chaotic phase masks for encrypting and decrypting images

ABSTRACT: This paper presents an alternative to secure exchange of encrypted information through public open channels. Chaotic encryption introduces a security improvement by an efficient masking of the message with a chaotic signal. Message extraction by an authorized end user is done using a synch...

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Authors: Vera Ciro, Carlos, Rueda Muñoz, Edgar Alberto, Torroba, Roberto Daniel, Rodríguez Rey, Boris Ánghelo
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:Colombia
Institution:Universidad de Antioquia
Repository:Repositorio UdeA
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/11900
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10495/11900
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Chaotic phase generation
Optical encryption
Synchronized swimming
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This paper presents an alternative to secure exchange of encrypted information through public open channels. Chaotic encryption introduces a security improvement by an efficient masking of the message with a chaotic signal. Message extraction by an authorized end user is done using a synchronization procedure, thus allowing a continuous change of the encrypting and decrypting keys. And optical implementation with a 4f optical encrypting architecture is suggested. Digital simulations, including the effects of missing data, corrupted data and noise addition are shown. These results proof the consistency of the proposal, and demonstrate a practical way to operate with it. Keywords: Optical encryptionChaotic phase generationSynchronization system