KEY SYNCHRONIZATION IN AN IMAGE CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM

摘要

A system for visual cryptography comprises a server (1) for encrypting a series of images using a set of keys, a terminal (2) for displaying the encrypted images, a transmission medium (4) for transmitting the encrypting images from the server to the terminal (2), and a decryption device (3) for decrypting the encrypted image displayed on the terminal. Subsequent images are encrypted using different keys chosen from the set of keys. These encrypted images and a feedback mechanism are provided to test whether the server and the terminal utilize the same keys at a particular instant. Preferably at least two encrypted images are provided simultaneously as parts of a larger image, thus allowing a user of the decryption device to indicate which key decrypts the image correctly.