Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design

Mandrita Banerjee; Junghee Lee; Qian Chen; Kim Kwang Raymond Choo

doi:10.1109/ICCCN.2018.8487447

Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design

Mandrita Banerjee, Junghee Lee, Qian Chen, Kim Kwang Raymond Choo

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Abstract

Internet-of-Things (IoT) is increasingly becoming the norm in both civilian and military settings. In this paper, we present a comprehensive security abstraction layer for IoT systems based on blockchain, which provides us a logical view of a system that comprises trusted devices. The goal of the proposed layer is to detect and isolate untrusted devices. The proposed abstraction layer provides three services, namely: Authorization, authentication, and auditing by using blockchain and smart contract-based approaches. We adopt a hardware based approach, where dedicated hardware modules are used to monitor the behavior of the firmware without incurring excessive performance overhead.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538651568
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN.2018.8487447
Publication status	Published - 2018 Oct 9
Externally published	Yes
Event	27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2018 - Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China Duration: 2018 Jul 30 → 2018 Aug 2

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN
Volume	2018-July
ISSN (Print)	1095-2055

Conference

Conference	27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2018
Country/Territory	China
City	Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Period	18/7/30 → 18/8/2

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This study is partially supported by National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No.1812599. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Keywords

Blockchain
Internet-of-Things
Security

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Hardware and Architecture
Software

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Banerjee, M., Lee, J., Chen, Q., & Choo, K. K. R. (2018). Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design. In ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks Article 8487447 (Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN; Vol. 2018-July). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN.2018.8487447

Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design. / Banerjee, Mandrita; Lee, Junghee; Chen, Qian et al.
ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. 8487447 (Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN; Vol. 2018-July).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Banerjee, M, Lee, J, Chen, Q & Choo, KKR 2018, Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design. in ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks., 8487447, Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN, vol. 2018-July, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 2018, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, 18/7/30. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN.2018.8487447

Banerjee M, Lee J, Chen Q, Choo KKR. Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT: A conceptual design. In ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. 8487447. (Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN). doi: 10.1109/ICCCN.2018.8487447

Banerjee, Mandrita ; Lee, Junghee ; Chen, Qian et al. / Blockchain-based security layer for identification and isolation of malicious things in IoT : A conceptual design. ICCCN 2018 - 27th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. (Proceedings - International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN).

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