A novel image encryption algorithm based on chaotic shuffling method

This article proposes a novel image encryption algorithm based on a chaotic shuffling-diffusion method. First, a chaotic sequence which is generated by a first logistic map is used to label the row coordinate of pixels of the scrambled image. Second, a second logistic map is used to label the column coordinate of pixels of the scrambled image. Then, using our proposed new pixel exchange model to change the position of pixels, we can achieve the effect of scrambling the image. Third, a matrix that is the same size as the plain image is generated by a third logistic map in order to enlarge the key space according to MOD operation and XOR operation by itself. Furthermore, the key sum is related to the plaintext, which makes the encryption system extremely sensitive to resist a chosen-plaintext attack. The simulation results show that this algorithm has properties of big key space, high sensitivity to key, and the ability to resist statistical analysis, differential attacks, plaintext attacks, and chosen-plaintext attacks so that it has higher security and can be suitable for image encryption.