Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks
In this paper, an encryption and trust evaluation model is proposed on the basis of a blockchain in which the identities of the Aggregator Nodes (ANs) and Sensor Nodes (SNs) are stored. The authentication of ANs and SNs is performed in public and private blockchains, respectively. However, inauthent...
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| author | Saba Awan Nadeem Javaid Sameeh Ullah Asad Ullah Khan Ali Mustafa Qamar Jin-Ghoo Choi |
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| description | In this paper, an encryption and trust evaluation model is proposed on the basis of a blockchain in which the identities of the Aggregator Nodes (ANs) and Sensor Nodes (SNs) are stored. The authentication of ANs and SNs is performed in public and private blockchains, respectively. However, inauthentic nodes utilize the network’s resources and perform malicious activities. Moreover, the SNs have limited energy, transmission range and computational capabilities, and are attacked by malicious nodes. Afterwards, the malicious nodes transmit wrong information of the route and increase the number of retransmissions due to which the SNs’ energy is rapidly consumed. The lifespan of the wireless sensor network is reduced due to the rapid energy dissipation of the SNs. Furthermore, the throughput increases and packet loss increase with the presence of malicious nodes in the network. The trust values of SNs are computed to eradicate the malicious nodes from the network. Secure routing in the network is performed considering residual energy and trust values of the SNs. Moreover, the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA), a cryptosystem that provides asymmetric keys, is used for securing data transmission. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed model in terms of high packet delivery ratio. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce4338ce02b14396bc920b865565a0ab2023-11-23T15:18:11ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-01-0122241110.3390/s22020411Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor NetworksSaba Awan0Nadeem Javaid1Sameeh Ullah2Asad Ullah Khan3Ali Mustafa Qamar4Jin-Ghoo Choi5Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, PakistanSchool of Information Technology, Illinois State University USA, Normal, IL 61761, USADepartment of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, PakistanDepartment of Computer Science, College of Computer, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, KoreaIn this paper, an encryption and trust evaluation model is proposed on the basis of a blockchain in which the identities of the Aggregator Nodes (ANs) and Sensor Nodes (SNs) are stored. The authentication of ANs and SNs is performed in public and private blockchains, respectively. However, inauthentic nodes utilize the network’s resources and perform malicious activities. Moreover, the SNs have limited energy, transmission range and computational capabilities, and are attacked by malicious nodes. Afterwards, the malicious nodes transmit wrong information of the route and increase the number of retransmissions due to which the SNs’ energy is rapidly consumed. The lifespan of the wireless sensor network is reduced due to the rapid energy dissipation of the SNs. Furthermore, the throughput increases and packet loss increase with the presence of malicious nodes in the network. The trust values of SNs are computed to eradicate the malicious nodes from the network. Secure routing in the network is performed considering residual energy and trust values of the SNs. Moreover, the Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA), a cryptosystem that provides asymmetric keys, is used for securing data transmission. The simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed model in terms of high packet delivery ratio.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/411authenticationblockchainRivest–Shamir–Adlemansecure routingsmart contracttrust evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Saba Awan Nadeem Javaid Sameeh Ullah Asad Ullah Khan Ali Mustafa Qamar Jin-Ghoo Choi Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors authentication blockchain Rivest–Shamir–Adleman secure routing smart contract trust evaluation |
| title | Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full | Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_fullStr | Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_short | Blockchain Based Secure Routing and Trust Management in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_sort | blockchain based secure routing and trust management in wireless sensor networks |
| topic | authentication blockchain Rivest–Shamir–Adleman secure routing smart contract trust evaluation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/2/411 |
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