A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain
Internet of Things (IoT) device security is one of the crucial topics in the field of information security. IoT devices are often protected securely through firmware update. Traditional update methods have their shortcomings, such as bandwidth limitation and being attackers’ easy targets. Although m...
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| author | Woei-Jiunn Tsaur Jen-Chun Chang Chin-Ling Chen |
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| description | Internet of Things (IoT) device security is one of the crucial topics in the field of information security. IoT devices are often protected securely through firmware update. Traditional update methods have their shortcomings, such as bandwidth limitation and being attackers’ easy targets. Although many scholars proposed a variety of methods that are based on the blockchain technology to update the firmware, there are still demerits existing in their schemes, including large storage space and centralized stored firmware. In summary, this research proposes a highly secure and efficient protection mechanism that is based on the blockchain technology to improve the above disadvantages. Therefore, this study can reduce the need of storage space and improve system security. The proposed system has good performance in some events, including firmware integrity, security of IoT device connection, system security, and device anonymity. Furthermore, we confirm the high security and practical feasibility of the proposed system by comparing with the existing methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a9c36766d4c46a680b6939dd989f9a42023-11-23T15:20:11ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-01-0122253010.3390/s22020530A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using BlockchainWoei-Jiunn Tsaur0Jen-Chun Chang1Chin-Ling Chen2Computer Center, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237303, TaiwanDepartment of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237303, TaiwanSchool of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361005, ChinaInternet of Things (IoT) device security is one of the crucial topics in the field of information security. IoT devices are often protected securely through firmware update. Traditional update methods have their shortcomings, such as bandwidth limitation and being attackers’ easy targets. Although many scholars proposed a variety of methods that are based on the blockchain technology to update the firmware, there are still demerits existing in their schemes, including large storage space and centralized stored firmware. In summary, this research proposes a highly secure and efficient protection mechanism that is based on the blockchain technology to improve the above disadvantages. Therefore, this study can reduce the need of storage space and improve system security. The proposed system has good performance in some events, including firmware integrity, security of IoT device connection, system security, and device anonymity. Furthermore, we confirm the high security and practical feasibility of the proposed system by comparing with the existing methods.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/530Internet of Things (IoT)blockchainsmart contractinformation security |
| spellingShingle | Woei-Jiunn Tsaur Jen-Chun Chang Chin-Ling Chen A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain Sensors Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain smart contract information security |
| title | A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain |
| title_full | A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain |
| title_fullStr | A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain |
| title_short | A Highly Secure IoT Firmware Update Mechanism Using Blockchain |
| title_sort | highly secure iot firmware update mechanism using blockchain |
| topic | Internet of Things (IoT) blockchain smart contract information security |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/530 |
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