Deployment of Matrix Transmutation and

Translation in Digital Image Encryption

Abstract:
Encryption is used to conceal information from prying eyes.
Presently, information and data encryption are common due to
the volume of data and information in transit across the globe on
daily basis. Image encryption is yet to receive the attention of the
researchers as deserved. In other words, video and multimedia
documents are exposed to unauthorized accesses. The authors
propose image encryption using matrix transmutation and
translation. An algorithm that would allow image encryption is
developed. In this proposed image encryption technique, the
image to be encrypted is split into parts based on the image size.
Each part is encrypted separately using matrix transmutation and
translation. The actual encryption is on the picture elements
(pixel) that make up the image. After encrypting each part of the
image, the positions of the encrypted images are swapped before
transmission of the image can take place. Swapping the positions
of the images is carried out to make the encrypted image more
robust for any cryptanalyst to decrypt.
Introduction:
Image processing is a method used to convert an image into
digital form and sometimes, some operations are usually
performed on it. These operations include rotate, resize,
transform, etc. The aim of carrying out some operations on an
image is to get an enhanced image or to extract some useful
information from it that may be further used for some other
purposes. An image is a type of signal dispensation in which input
is image, like photograph and output may be image or some
characteristics associated with that image. Usually Image
Processing system includes treating images as two dimensional
signals while applying already set signal processing methods to
them.
Images like text can be encrypted. Encryption transforms
plaintext messages into cipher text messages. In the earlier days,

securing information is carried out on only text related

information. But today, with the proliferation of video and
multimedia documents on the Internet, there is need to
also secure image documents from unauthorized access.
Images are represented using pixel, which mathematically
can be represented using matrices. In image encryption,
encryption algorithm transforms an image into a form that cannot
be recognized to be the original image. The authors here propose
a new image encryption technique that would deploy matrix
transmutation and translation to encrypt image pixel.
Matrix in Digital Encryption:
Image encryption is a new phenomenon in the encryption process
unlike text encryption which has been in existence from time
immemorial. Several researchers have proposed some image
encryption techniques. Digital images are recorded as many
numbers. The image is divided into a matrix or array of small
picture elements, or pixels. Each pixel is represented by a
numerical value. Digital images have an advantage that they can
be processed in many ways, by computer systems. Here, we are
proposing the deployment of matrices in digital image encryption
Image Encryption Software:
Today, some major computer operating systems come with some
form of encryption software. For instance, Microsoft provides
BitLocker as part of its encryption with Windows 7, while the Mac
OS X comes with File-Vault. Dropbox, Cloud-fogger are some
online file storage systems that include encryption as part of their
data security. Some encryption software allows images to be
batch processed while others do not. Most encryption software
can handle common image files such as BMP, TIF, RAW, PSD, and
JPG. One of the most popular image processing software is
Matrix Laboratory (MATLAB). This is usually licensed.