A blockchain-based authentication scheme for the machine-to-machine communication of a cyber physical system

【Author】 Xie, Yi; Wang, Yulin; Ma, Maode

【Source】JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS

【影响因子】1.737

【Abstract】Today, the manner in which we communicate has greatly advanced. The technology is not just about machines, but people with technology together. Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is unavoidable in the Internet of things. However, at the same time, there are more attacks against the M2M system. Therefore, a reliable and secure authentication mechanism is required. Blockchain technology is decentralized and highly secure while being tamper-proof. This protects M2M service providers by eliminating the single point of failures. This paper proposes a blockchain-based authentication scheme that uses a practical Byzantine fault tolerance (pBFT) consensus mechanism for M2M security in cyber physical systems. By implementing a blockchain to an M2M system, it provides an ID for devices on the blockchain. Simulation results have shown that the data on the chain cannot be altered. A pBFT consensus algorithm also ensures that the blockchain network is able to come to a consensus with faults.

【Keywords】Machine-to-machine communication; blockchain; pBFT consensus algorithm

【发表时间】2021

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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