PiouCrypt: Decentralized Lattice-based Method for Visual Symmetric Cryptography

TL;DR

PiouCrypt introduces a novel lattice-based, decentralized visual cryptography method that enhances security against quantum attacks, offering a flexible and layered approach for private image communication.

Contribution

It proposes a new lattice-based, symmetric visual cryptography algorithm with a layered architecture, resistant to quantum computing threats, expanding beyond traditional schemes.

Findings

Resistant to post-quantum attacks

Applicable to color images

Layered architecture enhances security

Abstract

In recent years, establishing secure visual communications has turned into one of the essential problems for security engineers and researchers. However, only limited novel solutions are provided for image encryption, and limiting the visual cryptography to only limited schemes can bring up negative consequences, especially with emerging quantum computational systems. This paper presents a novel algorithm for establishing secure private visual communication. The proposed method has a layered architecture with several cohesive components, and corresponded with an NP-hard problem, despite its symmetric structure. This two-step technique is not limited to gray-scale pictures, and furthermore, utilizing a lattice structure causes to proposed method has optimal resistance for the post-quantum era, and is relatively secure from the theoretical dimension.