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ArticleScientific reports2025

A new multiple image encryption algorithm using hyperchaotic systems, SVD, and modified RC5.

Wassim Alexan, Mohamed Youssef, Hisham H Hussein, Karim K Ahmed, Khalid M Hosny, Abdallah Fathy, Marvy Badr Monir Mansour

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Wassim AlexanCommunications Department, Faculty of Information Engineering and Technology, German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4971
Mohamed YoussefComputer Science Department, Faculty of Media Engineering and Technology, German University in Cairo (GUC), Cairo, Egypt.
Hisham H HusseinSchool of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), Cairo Campus, The New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt.
Karim K AhmedDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, German International University (GIU), New Administrative Capital, Cairo, Egypt.
Khalid M HosnyDepartment of Information Technology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. k_hosny@zu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8065-8977
Abdallah FathyDepartment of Electronic Engineering Technology, Elsewedy University of Technology, 10th of Ramadan City, 7060010, Egypt.
Marvy Badr Monir MansourDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The British University in Egypt, 11837, Cairo, Egypt.

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Abstract

Secure image encryption is critical for protecting sensitive data such as satellite imagery, which is pivotal for national security and environmental monitoring. However, existing encryption methods often face challenges such as vulnerability to traffic analysis, limited randomness, and insufficient resistance to attacks. To address these gaps, this article proposes a novel multiple image encryption (MIE) algorithm that integrates hyperchaotic systems, Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), counter mode RC5, a chaos-based Hill cipher, and a custom S-box generated via a modified Blum Blum Shub (BBS) algorithm. The proposed MIE algorithm begins by merging multiple satellite images into an augmented image, enhancing security against traffic analysis. The encryption process splits the colored image into RGB channels, with each channel undergoing four stages: additive confusion using a memristor hyperchaotic key transformed by SVD, RC5 encryption in counter mode with XOR operations, Hill cipher encryption using a 6D hyperchaotic key and invertible matrices mod 256, and substitution with a custom S-box generated by a modified BBS. Experimental results demonstrate the proposed algorithm's superior encryption efficiency, enhanced randomness, and strong resistance to cryptanalytic, differential, and brute-force attacks. These findings highlight the MIE algorithm's potential for securing satellite imagery in real-time applications, ensuring confidentiality and robustness against modern security threats.

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HyperchaosImage encryptionNISTRC5Security analysisSVD

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PMCPMC11928741

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