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Main Authors: Cao, XiaoKai, Mo, WenJin, Wang, ChangDong, Lai, JianHuang, Huang, Qiong
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16207
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author Cao, XiaoKai
Mo, WenJin
Wang, ChangDong
Lai, JianHuang
Huang, Qiong
author_facet Cao, XiaoKai
Mo, WenJin
Wang, ChangDong
Lai, JianHuang
Huang, Qiong
contents Vision is one of the essential sources through which humans acquire information. In this paper, we establish a novel framework for measuring image information content to evaluate the variation in information content during image transformations. Within this framework, we design a nonlinear function to calculate the neighboring information content of pixels at different distances, and then use this information to measure the overall information content of the image. Hence, we define a function to represent the variation in information content during image transformations. Additionally, we utilize this framework to prove the conclusion that swapping the positions of any two pixels reduces the image's information content. Furthermore, based on the aforementioned framework, we propose a novel image encryption algorithm called Random Vortex Transformation. This algorithm encrypts the image using random functions while preserving the neighboring information of the pixels. The encrypted images are difficult for the human eye to distinguish, yet they allow for direct training of the encrypted images using machine learning methods. Experimental verification demonstrates that training on the encrypted dataset using ResNet and Vision Transformers only results in a decrease in accuracy ranging from 0.3\% to 6.5\% compared to the original data, while ensuring the security of the data. Furthermore, there is a positive correlation between the rate of information loss in the images and the rate of accuracy loss, further supporting the validity of the proposed image information content measurement framework.
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spellingShingle Can Encrypted Images Still Train Neural Networks? Investigating Image Information and Random Vortex Transformation
Cao, XiaoKai
Mo, WenJin
Wang, ChangDong
Lai, JianHuang
Huang, Qiong
Cryptography and Security
Vision is one of the essential sources through which humans acquire information. In this paper, we establish a novel framework for measuring image information content to evaluate the variation in information content during image transformations. Within this framework, we design a nonlinear function to calculate the neighboring information content of pixels at different distances, and then use this information to measure the overall information content of the image. Hence, we define a function to represent the variation in information content during image transformations. Additionally, we utilize this framework to prove the conclusion that swapping the positions of any two pixels reduces the image's information content. Furthermore, based on the aforementioned framework, we propose a novel image encryption algorithm called Random Vortex Transformation. This algorithm encrypts the image using random functions while preserving the neighboring information of the pixels. The encrypted images are difficult for the human eye to distinguish, yet they allow for direct training of the encrypted images using machine learning methods. Experimental verification demonstrates that training on the encrypted dataset using ResNet and Vision Transformers only results in a decrease in accuracy ranging from 0.3\% to 6.5\% compared to the original data, while ensuring the security of the data. Furthermore, there is a positive correlation between the rate of information loss in the images and the rate of accuracy loss, further supporting the validity of the proposed image information content measurement framework.
title Can Encrypted Images Still Train Neural Networks? Investigating Image Information and Random Vortex Transformation
topic Cryptography and Security
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16207