# Cryptanalyzing an Image-Scrambling Encryption Algorithm of Pixel Bits

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.01642 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1607.01642/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 6 Jul 2016.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [An Overview of Compressible and Learnable Image Transformation with Secret Key and Its Applications](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.11006/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Position scrambling (permutation) is widely used in multimedia encryption schemes and some international encryption standards, such as the Data Encryption Standard and the Advanced Encryption Standard. In this article, the authors re-evaluate the security of a typical image-scrambling encryption algorithm (ISEA). Using the internal correlation remaining in the cipher image, they disclose important visual information of the corresponding plain image in a ciphertext-only attack scenario. Furthermore, they found that the real scrambling domain--the position-scrambling scope of ISEA's scrambled elements--can be used to support an efficient known or chosen-plaintext attack on it. Detailed experimental results have verified these points and demonstrate that some advanced multimedia processing techniques can facilitate the cryptanalysis of multimedia encryption algorithms.