A fast and efficient approach to color-image encryption based on compressive sensing and fractional Fourier transform

Abstract

This paper introduces a novel method of fast and efficient measurement matrices and random phase masks for color image encryption, in which Kronecker product (KP) is combined with chaotic map. The encryption scheme is based on two-dimension (2D) compressive sensing (CS) and fraction Fourier transform (FrFT). In this algorithm, the KP is employed to extend low dimension seed matrices to obtain high dimension measurement matrices and random phase masks. The low dimension seed matrices are generated by controlling chaotic map. The original image is simultaneously encrypted and compressed by the 2D CS, then re-encrypted with FrFT. The proposed encryption scheme fulfills high speed, low complexity and high security. Numerical simulation results demonstrate the excellent performance and security of the proposed scheme.