Bulova: A Novel Encryption Approach for Digital Identity Images

Abstract

The rapid development of digital image data exchange over the Internet has increased concerns about image breaches and security risks. To address these concerns, it is essential to transmit and receive image data using a fast and robust encryption technique. In this regard, this article proposes a novel encryption technique called Bulova for securing image data. The proposed Bulova encryption technique employs a strong mechanism by constructing a secure encryption framework. This robust framework is achieved by separating the digital image into its individual channels and generating a defensible encryption key for each channel through bitwise operations. The performance of the proposed Bulova encryption technique is evaluated through extensive experiments conducted on a dataset consisting of 640 digital identity images with synthetic persons’ photographs, as well as through comparisons with commonly used encryption techniques. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed Bulova encryption technique consistently outperforms state-of-the-art encryption techniques across various evaluation criteria.

Keywords

• Bitwise operations
• Encryption
• Identity image encryption

Bulova: Dijital Kimlik Görüntüleri için Yeni bir Şifreleme Yaklaşımı

Abstract

İnternet üzerinden dijital görüntü verisi alışverişinin hızlı gelişimi ile birlikte görüntü ihlalleri ve güvenlik riskleri konusunda endişeleri artırmıştır. Bu endişeleri gidermek için, görüntü verilerinin hızlı ve sağlam bir şifreleme tekniği kullanılarak iletilmesi ve alınması faydalıdır. Bu bağlamda, bu makale görüntü verilerini şifrelemek için Bulova adı verilen yeni bir şifreleme tekniği önermektedir. Önerilen Bulova şifreleme tekniği, güvenli bir şifreleme çerçevesi oluşturarak güçlü bir mekanizma kullanmaktadır. Güçlü şifreleme çerçevesi, dijital görüntüyü kanallara ayırarak ve her kanal için bit düzeyinde işlemler yoluyla savunulabilir bir şifreleme anahtarı oluşturarak elde edilir. Önerilen Bulova şifreleme tekniğinin performansı, sentetik kişilerin fotoğraflarını içeren 640 dijital kimlik görüntüsünden oluşan bir veri kümesi ve yaygın olarak kullanılan şifreleme tekniği kullanılarak yapılan kapsamlı deneylerle değerlendirilmiştir. Deneysel sonuçlar, önerilen Bulova şifreleme tekniğinin çeşitli değerlendirme kriterlerinde en gelişmiş şifreleme tekniklerinden sürekli olarak daha iyi performans gösterdiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Blok tabanlı anahtar
• bit düzeyinde işlemler
• şifre çözme
• kaotik şifreleme
• kimlik görüntüsü şifreleme

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