Fractal encryption - decoding?

[nomadreid]

fractal encryption -- decoding?

I have read (sorry, I don't have the references handy, but they were vague anyway) two brief descriptions of fractal encryption. The first one is to use a strange attractor to generate pseudo-random numbers, and to use these numbers in a standard coding scheme. The second one is to encode the information into the initial values in the generating function. In both cases, the coding is clear. In neither case is the decoding mechanism clear. Can anyone explain that in one or both of the cases? Thanks.

 

[Valkarie]

The decoding mechanism for fractal encryption depends on the particular technique being used. In the case of using a strange attractor to generate pseudorandom numbers, the decoding process would involve reconstructing the attractor's equations and initial conditions from the encoded data, then generating the same pseudorandom numbers again to decrypt the message. In the case of encoding data into initial values in a generating function, the decoding process would involve running the generating function with the encoded initial values, then retrieving the encoded data from the output.