Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System
In the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT), users and sensor-equipped entities send multiple messages to the Command Control Center (CCC) over the network. The authentication and integrity of these messages are crucial because if an adversary or malicious node transmits, alters, or replays these m...
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| description | In the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT), users and sensor-equipped entities send multiple messages to the Command Control Center (CCC) over the network. The authentication and integrity of these messages are crucial because if an adversary or malicious node transmits, alters, or replays these messages, the consequences will be disasters. Current centralized authentication systems are not suitable for the distributed environment because such schemes are prone to a single point of failure, privacy, and scalability issues. Moreover, the high communication overhead caused by centralization increases energy consumption. In this work, we propose a technique called Blockchain-based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for the Internet of Battlefield Things (BIoBT) for the C3I system. The proposed technique does not require an explicit authentication channel for the authentication of entities because it is performed on the blockchain side when receiving the data. In addition, it provides data integrity and non-repudiation. BIoBT prototype is created, deployed, and tested on the Ethereum test network. The results prove that BIoBT is efficient, cost-effective, and satisfies the security requirements of a distributed environment for IoBT. BIoBT also outperforms contemporary mechanisms in terms of the number of messages required to establish a secure channel, reducing communication overhead and resource consumption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-133b1cee5b804ae09c812fadfc0a99092022-12-22T04:28:42ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-0110915729158710.1109/ACCESS.2022.32018159867982Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I SystemAqsa Rashid0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-6372Atta Ur Rehman Khan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2930-6508Department of Information Security, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, PakistanCollege of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab EmiratesIn the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT), users and sensor-equipped entities send multiple messages to the Command Control Center (CCC) over the network. The authentication and integrity of these messages are crucial because if an adversary or malicious node transmits, alters, or replays these messages, the consequences will be disasters. Current centralized authentication systems are not suitable for the distributed environment because such schemes are prone to a single point of failure, privacy, and scalability issues. Moreover, the high communication overhead caused by centralization increases energy consumption. In this work, we propose a technique called Blockchain-based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for the Internet of Battlefield Things (BIoBT) for the C3I system. The proposed technique does not require an explicit authentication channel for the authentication of entities because it is performed on the blockchain side when receiving the data. In addition, it provides data integrity and non-repudiation. BIoBT prototype is created, deployed, and tested on the Ethereum test network. The results prove that BIoBT is efficient, cost-effective, and satisfies the security requirements of a distributed environment for IoBT. BIoBT also outperforms contemporary mechanisms in terms of the number of messages required to establish a secure channel, reducing communication overhead and resource consumption.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9867982/AuthenticationautonomousC3IEthereumInternet of Battlefield Things (IoBT)smart contract |
| spellingShingle | Aqsa Rashid Atta Ur Rehman Khan Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System IEEE Access Authentication autonomous C3I Ethereum Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) smart contract |
| title | Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System |
| title_full | Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System |
| title_fullStr | Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System |
| title_short | Blockchain-Based Autonomous Authentication and Integrity for Internet of Battlefield Things in C3I System |
| title_sort | blockchain based autonomous authentication and integrity for internet of battlefield things in c3i system |
| topic | Authentication autonomous C3I Ethereum Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) smart contract |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9867982/ |
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