Abstract
This paper introduces an efficient image cryptography system. The pro-posed image cryptography system is based on employing the two-dimensional (2D) chaotic henon map (CHM) in the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). The proposed DFT-based CHM image cryptography has two procedures which are the encryption and decryption procedures. In the proposed DFT-based CHM image cryptography, the confusion is employed using the CHM while the diffu-sion is realized using the DFT. So, the proposed DFT-based CHM image crypto-graphy achieves both confusion and diffusion characteristics. The encryption procedure starts by applying the DFT on the image then the DFT transformed image is scrambled using the CHM and the inverse DFT is applied to get the final-ly encrypted image. The decryption procedure follows the inverse procedure of encryption. The proposed DFT-based CHM image cryptography system is exam-ined using a set of security tests like statistical tests, entropy tests, differential tests, and sensitivity tests. The obtained results confirm and ensure the superiority of the proposed DFT-based CHM image cryptography system. These outcomes encourage the employment of the proposed DFT-based CHM image cryptography system in real-time image and video applications.