A blockchain-enabled security management framework for mobile edge computing

【Author】 Alzubi, Jafar A.; Alzub, Omar A.; Singh, Ashish; Mahmod Alzubi, Tareq

【Source】INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NETWORK MANAGEMENT

【影响因子】1.914

【Abstract】Mobile edge computing (MEC) integrates mobile and edge computing technologies to provide efficient computing services with low latency. It includes several Internet of Things (IoT) and edge devices that process the user data at the network's edge. The architectural characteristic of MEC supports many internet-based services, which attract more number of users, including attackers. The safety and privacy of the MEC environment, especially user information is a significant concern. A lightweight accessing and sharing protocol is required because edge devices are resource constraints. This paper addresses this issue by proposing a blockchain-enabled security management framework for MEC environments. This approach provides another level of security and includes blockchain security features like temper resistance, immutable, transparent, traceable, and distributed ledger in the MEC environment. The framework guarantees secure data storage in the MEC environment. The contributions of this paper are twofold: (1) We propose a blockchain-enabled security management framework for MEC environments that address the security and privacy concerns, and (2) we demonstrate through simulations that the framework has high performance and is suitable for resource-constrained MEC devices. In addition, a smart contract-based access and sharing mechanism is proposed. Our research uses a combination of theoretical analysis and simulation experiments to demonstrate that the proposed framework offers high security, low latency, legitimate access, high throughput, and low operations cost.

【Keywords】blockchain; data access and sharing; data security; mobile edge computing; privacy; smart contract

【发表时间】2023 2023 MAY 19

【收录时间】2023-06-16

【文献类型】实验仿真

【主题类别】

区块链技术-协同技术-边缘计算