Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things
The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) global market has grown and developed significantly in recent years, and the number of IoMT devices is increasing every year. IoMT systems are now very popular and have become part of our everyday life. However, such systems should be properly protected to preve...
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| author | Aniruddha Bhattacharjya Kamil Kozdrój Grzegorz Bazydło Remigiusz Wisniewski |
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| description | The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) global market has grown and developed significantly in recent years, and the number of IoMT devices is increasing every year. IoMT systems are now very popular and have become part of our everyday life. However, such systems should be properly protected to preventing unauthorized access to the devices. One of the most popular security methods that additionally relies on real-time communication is Blockchain. Moreover, such a technique can be supported by the Trusted Third Party (TTP), which guarantees data immutability and transparency. The research and industrial community has predicted the proliferation of Blockchain-based IoMT (BIoMT), for providing security, privacy, and effective insurance processing. A connected environment comprises some of the unique features of the IoMT in the form of sensors and devices that capture and measure, recognize and classify, assess risk, notify, make conclusions, and take action. Distributed communication is also unique due to the combination of the fact that the Blockchain cannot be tampered with and the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technique, especially compared to the traditional cloud-based techniques where the reliance of IoMT systems on the centralized cloud makes it somewhat vulnerable. This paper proposes a Blockchain-based technique oriented on IoMT applications with a focus on maintaining Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (the CIA triad) of data communication in the system. The proposed solution is oriented toward trusted and secure real-time communication. The presented method is illustrated by an example of a cloud-based hospital application. Finally, the security aspects of the proposed approach are studied and analyzed in detail. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-970e471ee0f44a96ad286d92c62c1c472023-12-01T23:38:25ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-08-011116256010.3390/electronics11162560Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-ThingsAniruddha Bhattacharjya0Kamil Kozdrój1Grzegorz Bazydło2Remigiusz Wisniewski3Department of CSE, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur 522502, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaPerceptus Sp. z o.o., 66-002 Zielona Góra, PolandDivision of Information Systems and Cybersecurity, Institute of Control & Computation Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, PolandDivision of Information Systems and Cybersecurity, Institute of Control & Computation Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 65-417 Zielona Góra, PolandThe Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) global market has grown and developed significantly in recent years, and the number of IoMT devices is increasing every year. IoMT systems are now very popular and have become part of our everyday life. However, such systems should be properly protected to preventing unauthorized access to the devices. One of the most popular security methods that additionally relies on real-time communication is Blockchain. Moreover, such a technique can be supported by the Trusted Third Party (TTP), which guarantees data immutability and transparency. The research and industrial community has predicted the proliferation of Blockchain-based IoMT (BIoMT), for providing security, privacy, and effective insurance processing. A connected environment comprises some of the unique features of the IoMT in the form of sensors and devices that capture and measure, recognize and classify, assess risk, notify, make conclusions, and take action. Distributed communication is also unique due to the combination of the fact that the Blockchain cannot be tampered with and the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technique, especially compared to the traditional cloud-based techniques where the reliance of IoMT systems on the centralized cloud makes it somewhat vulnerable. This paper proposes a Blockchain-based technique oriented on IoMT applications with a focus on maintaining Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (the CIA triad) of data communication in the system. The proposed solution is oriented toward trusted and secure real-time communication. The presented method is illustrated by an example of a cloud-based hospital application. Finally, the security aspects of the proposed approach are studied and analyzed in detail.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/16/2560blockchainBlockchain-based Internet-of-Medical-Things (BIoMT)CIA triadInternet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT)Peer-to-Peer (P2P)secure |
| spellingShingle | Aniruddha Bhattacharjya Kamil Kozdrój Grzegorz Bazydło Remigiusz Wisniewski Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things Electronics blockchain Blockchain-based Internet-of-Medical-Things (BIoMT) CIA triad Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) secure |
| title | Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things |
| title_full | Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things |
| title_fullStr | Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things |
| title_short | Trusted and Secure Blockchain-Based Architecture for Internet-of-Medical-Things |
| title_sort | trusted and secure blockchain based architecture for internet of medical things |
| topic | blockchain Blockchain-based Internet-of-Medical-Things (BIoMT) CIA triad Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) Peer-to-Peer (P2P) secure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/16/2560 |
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