IoBc-Blockchain Solutions for Secure and Private IoT Ecosystems
Mohammad Alauthman, Ammar Almomani, Amjad Yousef Aldweesh, Ahmad Al–Qerem, Saad Alateef, Ala Hamarsheh, Wa'el Musa Hadi · 2025
The exponential growth of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has created unprecedented security and privacy challenges that traditional centralized architectures struggle to address effectively. This chapter presents a comprehensive theoretical exploration of Internet of Blockchain (IoBc), an emerging paradigm that integrates blockchain technology with IoT ecosystems to enhance security, privacy, and trust. The chapter examines the theoretical foundations underpinning IoBc, analyzes its architectural frameworks, and investigates the cryptographic primitives that enable secure IoT operations. Through comparative analysis of existing blockchain platforms for IoT applications, the chapter identifies theoretical and practical implications for implementing IoBc solutions across various domains. The research synthesizes current literature to formulate a novel conceptual framework that addresses the unique challenges of resource-constrained IoT environments while leveraging blockchain's immutability and decentralization properties.