A Block Chain Future to Internet of Things(IoT) Security
Rajeev Kumar · Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research · 2018
Internet-of-Things (IoT) are increasingly found in civilian and military contexts, ranging from Smart Cities to Smart Grids to Internet-of-Medical-Things to Internet-of-Vehicles to Internet-of Military-Things to Internet-of-Battlefield-Things, etc. In this paper, we survey articles presenting IoT security solutions published in English since January 2016. We make a number of observations, include the lack of publicly available IoT datasets that can be used by the research and practitioner communities. Given the potential sensitive nature of IoT datasets, there is a need to develop a standard for the sharing of IoT datasets among the research and practitioner communities and other relevant stakeholders. We then posit the potential for blockchain technology in facilitating secure sharing of IoT datasets (e.g. using blockchain to ensure the integrity of shared datasets) and securing IoT systems, before presenting two conceptual blockchain-based approaches. We then conclude this paper with nine potential research questions.