SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Security attacks on Cyber-Physical Systems with operations that involve Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a matter of great concern due to their major impact in the deployed systems, and a deal-breaker for their utilization; if a system is not perceived as secure, either it will not be used or its...
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| description | Security attacks on Cyber-Physical Systems with operations that involve Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a matter of great concern due to their major impact in the deployed systems, and a deal-breaker for their utilization; if a system is not perceived as secure, either it will not be used or its capabilities will be underutilized, regardless of how good they could be. This happens with particular intensity in missions with UAVs, as they can be hacked to tamper with their collected data or taken away by unauthorized parties. Development of security countermeasures is extensive both in theoretical and practical implementations, but the integration of these measures can be difficult, and performance might be affected because of it. This manuscript puts forward a SEDIBLOFRA (Secure, Distributed, Blockchain-based Framework) for remote maneuvering of UAVs, based on several distributed systems technologies that pile up to provide complementary functionalities. Asymmetric cryptography encrypts the data. Publish/Subscribe communications offer a way to enhance data delivery. Finally, blockchain provides a way to keep all the transferred data in a redundant and immutable manner. The proposed framework is also extensible to other kinds of unmanned vehicles, like Unmanned Ground Vehicles or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9587e9d9ee64ae2ace8aac923046b442022-12-22T03:32:51ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362021-01-01912138512140410.1109/ACCESS.2021.31063799519649SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial VehiclesJesus Rodriguez-Molina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-6193Beatriz Corpas1Christian Hirsch2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-4634Pedro Castillejo3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-717XDepartment of Telematics and Electronics Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Telematics and Electronics Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainCyber-Physical Systems E191-01, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, AustriaDepartment of Telematics and Electronics Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, SpainSecurity attacks on Cyber-Physical Systems with operations that involve Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a matter of great concern due to their major impact in the deployed systems, and a deal-breaker for their utilization; if a system is not perceived as secure, either it will not be used or its capabilities will be underutilized, regardless of how good they could be. This happens with particular intensity in missions with UAVs, as they can be hacked to tamper with their collected data or taken away by unauthorized parties. Development of security countermeasures is extensive both in theoretical and practical implementations, but the integration of these measures can be difficult, and performance might be affected because of it. This manuscript puts forward a SEDIBLOFRA (Secure, Distributed, Blockchain-based Framework) for remote maneuvering of UAVs, based on several distributed systems technologies that pile up to provide complementary functionalities. Asymmetric cryptography encrypts the data. Publish/Subscribe communications offer a way to enhance data delivery. Finally, blockchain provides a way to keep all the transferred data in a redundant and immutable manner. The proposed framework is also extensible to other kinds of unmanned vehicles, like Unmanned Ground Vehicles or Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9519649/Cyber-physical systemsblockchainpublish-subscribecryptographydatabase |
| spellingShingle | Jesus Rodriguez-Molina Beatriz Corpas Christian Hirsch Pedro Castillejo SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles IEEE Access Cyber-physical systems blockchain publish-subscribe cryptography database |
| title | SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| title_full | SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| title_fullStr | SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| title_short | SEDIBLOFRA: A Blockchain-Based, Secure Framework for Remote Data Transfer in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| title_sort | sediblofra a blockchain based secure framework for remote data transfer in unmanned aerial vehicles |
| topic | Cyber-physical systems blockchain publish-subscribe cryptography database |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9519649/ |
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