A systematic literature review on chaotic maps-based image security techniques

Abstract

Images play a substantial role in various applications such as medical imaging, satellite imaging, and military communications. These images often contain confidential and sensitive information, and are typically transmitted over public networks. As a result, they are vulnerable to various security threats. Therefore, efficient image security techniques are necessary to protect these images from unauthorized access and modification. This paper aims to present a systematic study of chaotic map-based image security techniques. Due to poor selection criteria, existing studies on image security techniques suffer from high overlap among the reviewed methods. Moreover, these reviews often lack depth and cover a limited number of articles. In this paper, we study three well-known chaotic map-based image security models: image encryption, image steganography, and image watermarking. Articles were selected from reputable databases such as IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS). This paper provides a systematic analysis of the fundamental concepts, performance metrics, and security aspects of chaotic map-based image security techniques. Comparisons are drawn among the existing techniques to evaluate their relative strengths. From this extensive review, various issues associated with the current chaotic map-based image security techniques are highlighted. Finally, future directions in the field of chaotic map-based image security are discussed, which can guide researchers in their future work.