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Journal of Modern Optics

Optical image encryption using password key based on phase retrieval algorithm

Tieyu Zhao, Qiwen Ran, Lin Yuan, Yingying Chi, Jing Ma

Published Oct 17, 2015• 12 citations
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Abstract

A novel optical image encryption system is proposed using password key based on phase retrieval algorithm (PRA). In the encryption process, a shared image is taken as a symmetric key and the plaintext is encoded into the phase-only mask based on the iterative PRA. The linear relationship between the plaintext and ciphertext is broken using the password key, which can resist the known plaintext attack. The symmetric key and the retrieved phase are imported into the input plane and Fourier plane of 4f system during the decryption, respectively, so as to obtain the plaintext on the CCD. Finally, we analyse the key space of the password key, and the results show that the proposed scheme can resist a brute force attack due to the flexibility of the password key.

DOI
10.1080/09500340.2015.1101171

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