Novel Cryptography Technique via Chaos Synchronization of Fractional-Order Derivative Systems

Abstract

Synchronization of fractional-order-derivative systems for cryptography purpose is still exploratory and despite an increase in cryptography research, several challenges remain in designing a powerful cryptosystem. This chapter addresses the problem of synchronization of fractional-order-derivative chaotic systems using random numbers generator for a novel technique to key distribution in cryptography. However, there is evidence that researchers have approached the problem using integer order derivative chaotic systems. Consequently, the aim of the chapter lies in coding and decoding a text via chaos synchronization of fractional-order derivative, the performance analysis and the key establishment scheme following an application on a text encryption using the chaotic Mathieu-Van Der Pol fractional system. In order to improve the level of the key security, the Fibonacci Q-matrix is used in the key generation process and the initial condition; the order of the derivative of the responder system secretly shared between the responder and the receiver are also involved. It followed from this study that compared to the existing cryptography techniques, this proposed method is found to be very efficient due to the fact that, it improves the key security.