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Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE A 2008 Vol.9 No.8 P.1118-1123

http://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A0720102


Cryptanalysis of an image encryption scheme based on the Hill cipher


Author(s):  Cheng-qing LI, Dan ZHANG, Guan-rong CHEN

Affiliation(s):  Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China; more

Corresponding email(s):   swiftsheep@hotmail.com

Key Words:  Cryptanalysis, Encryption, Hill cipher, Known-plaintext attack, Chosen-plaintext attack



Abstract: 
This paper studies the security of an image encryption scheme based on the hill cipher (Ismail et al., 2006) and reports its following problems: (1) There is a simple necessary and sufficient condition that makes a number of secret keys invalid; (2) It is insensitive to the change of the secret key; (3) It is insensitive to the change of the plain-image; (4) It can be broken with only one known/chosen plaintext; (5) It has some other minor defects. The proposed cryptanalysis discourages any use of the scheme in practice.

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