A hybrid encryption scheme based on optical scanning cryptography and Fibonacci–Lucas transformation

This paper describes a new opto-hybrid technique of two-stage encryption for the secure transmission and reception of sensitive information contained in the form of images and data. An advanced encryption–decryption technique based on optical scanning holography (optical scanning cryptography) and Fibonacci–Lucas transformation is proposed. The first stage of this hybrid system includes a point spread function engineered optical scanning cryptographic system. A new key based on fused biometric array is used in this stage. A digital encryption strategy follows this stage. This hybrid encryption scheme can be used for the secure transfer and storage of medical images in the Internet, especially in cloud-based services. The quantitative analysis is performed using different figure of merits. The quantitative investigations have been conducted through computer simulations. The parameters analyzed for establishing the performance characteristics of this system are Structural Similarity Index, Correlation Coefficient, Maximum Absolute Deviation, etc. This system shows a remarkable performance improvement during encryption. The method can be explicitly used in the radiograph image transfer over the Internet for telemedicine applications.