Blockchain-Enabled Secure Communication Framework for Enhancing Trust and Access Control in the Internet of Vehicles (IoV)

Sadia Hussain; Shahzaib Tahir; Asif Masood; Hasan Tahir

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3431279

IEEE Access (Jan 2024)

Blockchain-Enabled Secure Communication Framework for Enhancing Trust and Access Control in the Internet of Vehicles (IoV)

Sadia Hussain,
Shahzaib Tahir,
Asif Masood,
Hasan Tahir

Affiliations

Sadia Hussain: Department of Information Security, College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Shahzaib Tahir: ORCiD; Department of Information Security, College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Asif Masood: Department of Information Security, College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Hasan Tahir: ORCiD; School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3431279
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 110992 – 111006

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The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is an incipient topic within the wider domain of the Internet of Things (IoT). Using this technology intelligent transportation systems (ITS) can be developed, whose main purpose is to ensure more safety, faster travel, reduced energy consumption and improved vehicle upkeep. Devices connected within the IoV transmit a vast amount of data, which leads to additional costs on the communication network along with data security concerns. This research considers the potential uses of blockchain technology for improving communication between independent vehicles. In this paper, a decentralized system is proposed to enhance the security and performance of financial transactions in the network of autonomous cars based on the Ethereum blockchain. Our system is divided into two modules: car registration and message alert generating. New vehicles are allowed on the network using the smart contract that has been written and published on the Ethereum Remix IDE. This is the contract code attached to the Metamask wallet. Another module, the message alert-generating module, allows an administrator to send alert messages to all registered cars via a web-based system to their wallet for an Ethereum gas cost. It ensures the reliability of data transferred between the self-driving cars through the use of blockchain-based systems. The data is, therefore, confirmed and vetted using the proof of work and stake consensus algorithm to bring out the truth. The transaction being made, the system will see to it that the transaction made is of integrity and trustable. By synching all these technologies and means of reaching an agreement, the blockchain secures not only the means of keeping and retaining the information of the kept within self-driving vehicles but also establishes a strong foundation of highest trust and transparency in the interaction between the vehicles on the network. Accordingly, a well-defined and reliable conceptual design for the communication systems of autonomous vehicles has been proposed. Future work and the unresolved issues of using blockchain for autonomous vehicles have also been deliberated over in detail.

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ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
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