IoT-Gov: an IoT governance framework using the blockchain

【Author】 Sedrati, Anass; Ouaddah, Aafaf; Mezrioui, Abdellatif; Bellaj, Badr

【Source】COMPUTING

【影响因子】2.420

【Abstract】Internet of Things (IoT) has become an essential technology in different daily life domains including health, industry and finance among many others. The implementation of IoT systems requires different underlying technologies such as applications, network infrastructures, and different needs in terms of functionality, security, etc. The success of an IoT project is therefore a challenging task requiring a good governance where different IoT standards and tools can be synchronized and will coordinate with each other in a way every" thing" agrees upon. In this paper, we demonstrate that existing governance frameworks are not sufficient in the IoT context. Therefore, and after identifying the IoT governance requirements, we suggest a new IoT governance framework, IoT-Gov, with its proposed architecture for IoT systems and its methodological approach allowing, through a set of defined processes and algorithms, to progressively build the desired IoT system. IoT-Gov, is a new framework for modeling governance process in IoT through three layers that are: strategic objectives, Design and modeling, and Implementation. A technical conception of the proposed framework is provided using the blockchain, a technology allowing decentralization, transparence and enhancing security. To prove the feasibility of our framework, we investigate a smart parking system using constrained devices, as an example of an IoT ecosystem, and justify the suggested governance model applied to it. This model is enforced with the attribute based access control model and deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. Tests of the proposed governance model are provided. Performance results show the efficiency of this framework as well as its applicability in an IoT context.

【Keywords】Governance; IoT; Security; Blockchain; Access control; ABAC; Smart parking

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【收录时间】2022-06-07

【文献类型】理论性文章

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区块链技术-协同技术-物联网