Image authentication based on double-image encryption and partial phase decryption in nonseparable fractional Fourier domain

In this paper an image authentication scheme is proposed based on double-image encryption and partial phase decryption in nonseparable Fractional Fourier transform domain. Two original images are combined and transformed into the nonseparable fractional Fourier domain. Only part of the phase information of the encrypted result is kept for decryption while the rest part of phase and all the amplitude information are discarded. The two recovered images are hardly recognized by visual inspection but can be authenticated by the nonlinear correlation algorithm. The numerical simulations demonstrate the viability and validity of the proposed image authentication scheme.