Medical image encryption based on improved ElGamal encryption technique

Elliptic curve analogue ElGamal encryption scheme requires encoding of the plain message onto elliptic curve coordinate using Koblitz encoding technique before encryption operation. The paper proposes a medical image encryption scheme using improved ElGamal encryption technique. A new finding has been made in the proposed method where separate calculations for encoding plain message to elliptic curve coordinate is removed. The algorithm in the improved version of ElGamal encryption scheme is designed to encrypt medical image where data expansion issue is resolved and execution speed is enhanced. The strength of the proposed method is insured through various statistical and security analyses and comparison with other existing encryption schemes. (C) 2017 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.