IoHT System Authentication Through the Blockchain Technology: A Review
Muwafaq Jawad, Ali Adil Yassin, Hamid Alasadi, Zaid Ameen Abduljabbar, Vincent Omollo Nyangaresi · 2024
The growing adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) terminology in recent years in several domains, including healthcare, has yielded multiple benefits. One of the roles is to support professionals in delivering outstanding and suitable healthcare for patients, while also empowering patients to independently track their health state. However, this wide growth is accompanied by many significant security concerns and cyber risks, including unauthorized access, data leakage, information modification, and data erasure. This article outlines the advantages of employing groundbreaking blockchain technology to provide robust and verified authentication methods for different systems. Additionally, it imparts a foundational comprehension of the technologies employed in the procedure of constructing and advancing blockchain-based platforms. In addition, we explore tools like Scythe and Avispa that are employed to assess the system’s resilience against different types of attacks.