Hybrid Image Encryption Scheme Using SPECK Block Cipher and Salsa20-Based DNA-Enhanced Key Generation
Authors
Amjed Abbas Ahmed
Center for Cyber Security, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiщi Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Department of Computer Techniques Engineering, Imam Alkadhim University College, Baghdad, Iraq
Zainab Rustum Mohsin
College of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Thi-Qar, Thi-Qar, Iraq
Hayder Najm
Department of Computer Techniques Engineering, Imam Alkadhim University College, Baghdad, Iraq
Taher M. Ghazal
Department of Computer Techniques Engineering, Imam Alkadhim University College, Baghdad, Iraq
Department of Networks and Cybersecurity, Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
Mohammad Ahmed Alomari
Department of Cybersecurity, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security (FAIX), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia
Adam Wong Yoon
Department of Engineering Technology, Fakulti Teknologi Dan Kejuruteraan Elektronik Dan Komputer (FTKEK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Melaka, Malaysia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cait-2026-0026 | Journal eISSN: 1314-4081 | Journal ISSN: 1311-9702 (formerly 1314-4081)
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 69
Submitted on: Oct 16, 2025
Accepted on: Apr 5, 2026
Published on: Sep 9, 2026
Published by: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Amjed Abbas Ahmed, Zainab Rustum Mohsin, Hayder Najm, Taher M. Ghazal, Mohammad Ahmed Alomari, Adam Wong Yoon, published by Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies
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