An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos

This study proposes an innovative image encryption algorithm based on the DNAS_box and hyperchaos. The algorithm dynamically constructs a DNAS_box using 2-bit deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) coding and 4-bit DNA-like coding, enabling seamless conversion between these two coding schemes. The implementati...

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Main Authors: Da Qiu, Tingting Zhang, Jingyi Liu, Song Liu, Peiyu He
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/3/239
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Song Liu
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description This study proposes an innovative image encryption algorithm based on the DNAS_box and hyperchaos. The algorithm dynamically constructs a DNAS_box using 2-bit deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) coding and 4-bit DNA-like coding, enabling seamless conversion between these two coding schemes. The implementation process comprises four key phases. First, a hyperchaotic system generates chaotic sequences while dynamically encoding the plaintext image according to DNA coding rules. Next, the 2-bit DNA keys undergo encoding before performing XOR operations with the encoded plaintext image. Subsequently, under chaotic sequence control, the DNAS_box transforms 2-bit DNA symbols into 4-bit DNA-like symbols. Finally, XOR operations are executed between the 4-bit DNA-like symbols and corresponding DNA-like keys, producing a 4-bit DNA-like symbol sequence. This sequence is dynamically decoded under chaotic sequence guidance to generate the ciphertext image. The algorithm’s effectiveness is validated through MATLAB-based numerical simulations, with experimental results confirming its robust security performance. Notably, the algorithm demonstrates a key space of approximately 10<sup>145</sup>, an NPCR exceeding 99.5%, and ciphertext entropy surpassing 7.997.
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spelling doaj-art-b456ae083ffe45f98f379233d98ef3be2025-08-20T02:42:48ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002025-02-0127323910.3390/e27030239An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and HyperchaosDa Qiu0Tingting Zhang1Jingyi Liu2Song Liu3Peiyu He4College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi 445000, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaSchool of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi 445000, ChinaCollege of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, ChinaThis study proposes an innovative image encryption algorithm based on the DNAS_box and hyperchaos. The algorithm dynamically constructs a DNAS_box using 2-bit deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) coding and 4-bit DNA-like coding, enabling seamless conversion between these two coding schemes. The implementation process comprises four key phases. First, a hyperchaotic system generates chaotic sequences while dynamically encoding the plaintext image according to DNA coding rules. Next, the 2-bit DNA keys undergo encoding before performing XOR operations with the encoded plaintext image. Subsequently, under chaotic sequence control, the DNAS_box transforms 2-bit DNA symbols into 4-bit DNA-like symbols. Finally, XOR operations are executed between the 4-bit DNA-like symbols and corresponding DNA-like keys, producing a 4-bit DNA-like symbol sequence. This sequence is dynamically decoded under chaotic sequence guidance to generate the ciphertext image. The algorithm’s effectiveness is validated through MATLAB-based numerical simulations, with experimental results confirming its robust security performance. Notably, the algorithm demonstrates a key space of approximately 10<sup>145</sup>, an NPCR exceeding 99.5%, and ciphertext entropy surpassing 7.997.https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/3/239S_BOXDNA codingimage encryptionchaos sequence
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image encryption
chaos sequence
title An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos
title_full An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos
title_fullStr An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos
title_full_unstemmed An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos
title_short An Innovative Image Encryption Algorithm Based on the DNAS_box and Hyperchaos
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DNA coding
image encryption
chaos sequence
url https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/3/239
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