Thumbnail-Preserving Encryption Based on Binary–Decimal Hybrid and a Generalized Coupled Logistic Map

Traditional image encryption methods typically make a trade-off between privacy protection and visual usability. To address this issue, a novel thumbnail-preserving encryption scheme is proposed based on a hybrid of decimal and binary pixel values in three pixel groups, utilizing the excellent dynamic characteristics of a generalized coupled logistic map. Theoretically, it is proved that the core algorithm of this scheme is sum-preserving. Experimentally, it is demonstrated that this scheme not only excels in efficiency and resistance to attacks, effectively safeguarding image privacy, but also retains high-quality thumbnails after encryption, achieving both objectives of image privacy protection and visual usability. © World Scientific Publishing Company.