Image encryption based on 2DNA encoding and chaotic 2D logistic map

Abstract

DNA has recently been investigated as a possible medium concerning ultra-compact information storage and ultra-scale computation. The development of secure image encryption systems has recently received a certain effective and new direction from chaos-based cryptographic algorithms. This paper proposes a novel image encryption algorithm, 2DNALM, based on double-dynamic DNA sequence encryption and a chaotic 2D logistic map. The three phases regarding the suggested approach are as follows: the first phase involves permuting the positions of the pixels using a position key-based scrambling operation. The second phase involves double DNA encoding on scrambled images using various rules by DNA cryptography concept to produce an encoded image, and in the final step, an image which has been encoded is encrypted using XOR operation and chaotic keys created through a chaotic 2D logistic map. The entropy analysis and experimental findings show that the suggested scheme exhibits great encryption and withstands several common attacks.