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<p>Blockchain-based cyber-physical systems (CPSs) and the blockchain Internet of things (BIoT) are two major focuses of the modern technological revolution. Currently we have security attacks like distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), address resolution protocol (ARP) spoofing attacks, various phishing and configuration threats, network congestion, etc. on the existing CPS and IoT architectures. This study conducts a complete survey on the flaws of the present centralized IoT system’s peer-to-peer (P2P) communication and the CPS architecture’s machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Both these architectures could use the inherent consensus algorithms and cryptographic advantages of blockchain technology. To show how blockchain technology can resolve the flaws of the existing CPS and IoT architectures while maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the CIA triad), we conduct a holistic survey here on this topic and discuss the research focus in the domain of the BIoT. Then we analyse the similarities and dissimilarities of blockchain technology in IoT and CPS architectures. Finally, it is well understood that one should explore whether blockchain technology will give advantages to CPS and IoT applications through a decision support system (DSS) with a relevant mathematical model, so here we provide the DSS with such a model for this purpose.</p>
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Blockchain-based cyber-physical systems (CPSs) and the blockchain Internet of things (BIoT) are two major focuses of the modern technological revolution. Currently we have security attacks like distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), address resolution protocol (ARP) spoofing attacks, various phishing and configuration threats, network congestion, etc. on the existing CPS and IoT architectures. This study conducts a complete survey on the flaws of the present centralized IoT system’s peer-to-peer (P2P) communication and the CPS architecture’s machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. Both these architectures could use the inherent consensus algorithms and cryptographic advantages of blockchain technology. To show how blockchain technology can resolve the flaws of the existing CPS and IoT architectures while maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability (the CIA triad), we conduct a holistic survey here on this topic and discuss the research focus in the domain of the BIoT. Then we analyse the similarities and dissimilarities of blockchain technology in IoT and CPS architectures. Finally, it is well understood that one should explore whether blockchain technology will give advantages to CPS and IoT applications through a decision support system (DSS) with a relevant mathematical model, so here we provide the DSS with such a model for this purpose.

A Holistic Study on the Use of Blockchain Technology in CPS and IoT Architectures Maintaining the CIA Triad in Data Communication

Department of CSE Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

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Blockchain-based cyber-physical systems (CPSs) and the blockchain Internet of things (BIoT) are two major focuses of the modern technological revolution....

A Holistic Study on the Use of Blockchain Technology in CPS and IoT Architectures Maintaining the CIA Triad in Data Communication

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2022

Pages: 403 - 413

Reçu: 29 août 2021

Accepté: 15 mai 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34768/amcs-2022-0029

Mots clés
CPS, BIoT, blockchain, IIoT, DDoS, ARP spoofing, M2M, P2P, CIA triad

© 2022 Aniruddha Bhattacharjya, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Holistic Study on the Use of Blockchain Technology in CPS and IoT Architectures Maintaining the CIA Triad in Data Communication

Publié en ligne: 08 oct. 2022

Pages: 403 - 413

Reçu: 29 août 2021

Accepté: 15 mai 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34768/amcs-2022-0029

Mots clésCPS, BIoT, blockchain, IIoT, DDoS, ARP spoofing, M2M, P2P, CIA triad

© 2022 Aniruddha Bhattacharjya, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
CPS, BIoT, blockchain, IIoT, DDoS, ARP spoofing, M2M, P2P, CIA triad