Blockchains as security-enabler for industrial IoT-applications
Purpose - This paper aims to describe a method for Internet-of-Things-devices to achieve industrial grade reliability for information transfer from wireless sensor systems to production systems using blockchain technologies. Design/methodology/approach - An increased security and reliability of subm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Emerald Publishing
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
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| Online Access: | https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/APJIE-12-2017-035 |
| Summary: | Purpose - This paper aims to describe a method for Internet-of-Things-devices to achieve industrial grade reliability for information transfer from wireless sensor systems to production systems using blockchain technologies. Design/methodology/approach - An increased security and reliability of submitted data within the sensor network could be achieved on an application level. Therefore, a lightweight, high-level communication protocol based on blockchain principles was designed. Findings - Blockchain mechanisms can secure the wireless communication of Internet-of-Things-devices in a lightweight and scalable manner. Originality/value - The innovation of this research is the successful application of general blockchain mechanisms to increase security of a wireless sensor system without binding to a dedicated blockchain technology. |
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| ISSN: | 2071-1395 2398-7812 |