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The algorithm has good statistical encryption performance. However, a cautious inquiry finds that it has some underlying security defects. This paper evaluates the security of the Wang et al. encryption algorithm to show that it is totally breakable under proposed cryptanalysis and hence infeasible for privacy protection in BAN. It has been shown that the plain-image data can be recovered without any prior knowledge of secret key and plain-text. Furthermore, this paper also suggests an improved encryption scheme using secure hash algorithm SHA-512 for one-time keys and a 4D hyperchaotic system to subdue the security insufficiencies of the algorithm under study. The simulation results and analysis demonstrate that the improved image encryption scheme has excellent encryption quality, plain-image sensitivity, and resistance to possible cryptanalytic attacks.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym10070266","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,6]],"date-time":"2018-07-06T10:55:44Z","timestamp":1530874544000},"page":"266","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["Cryptanalysis of an Image Encryption Algorithm Based on Combined Chaos for a BAN System, and Improved Scheme Using SHA-512 and Hyperchaos"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4915-9325","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Musheer","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eesa","family":"Al Solami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Technology, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xing-Yuan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Information Science and Technology, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China"},{"name":"Faculty of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"M. 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