A secure and scalable IoT consensus protocol

Beverley A. Mackenzie; Ian Ferguson; Abdul Razaq

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94285-4_5

A secure and scalable IoT consensus protocol

Beverley A. Mackenzie, Ian Ferguson, Abdul Razaq

Department of Cybersecurity and Computing

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Abstract

Several consensus algorithms have been proposed as a way of resolving the Byzantine General problem with respect to blockchain consensus process. However, when these consensus algorithms are applied to a distributed, asynchronous network some suffer with security and/or scalability issues, while others suffer with liveness and/or safety issues. This is because the majority of research have not considered the importance of liveness and safety, with respect to the integrity of the consensus decision. In this paper a novel solution to this challenge is presented. A solution that protects blockchain transactions from fraudulent or erroneous mis-spends. This consensus protocol uses a combination of probabilistic randomness, an isomorphic balance authentication, error detection and synchronised time restrictions, when assessing the authenticity and validity of IoT request. Designed to operate in a distributed asynchronous network, this approach increases scalability while maintaining a high transactional throughput, even when faced with Byzantine failure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	5th International Conference on Safety and Security with IoT - SaSeIoT 2021
Subtitle of host publication	SaSeIoT 2021
Editors	Anand Nayyar, Anand Paul, Sudeep Tanwar
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	65-80
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030942854
ISBN (Print)	9783030942847
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94285-4_5
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2022
Event	5th EAI International Conference on Safety and Security in Internet of Things - online conference Duration: 25 Apr 2021 → 25 Apr 2021 Conference number: 5th https://securityiot.eai-conferences.org/2021/

Publication series

Name	EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing
ISSN (Print)	2522-8595
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8609

Conference

Conference	5th EAI International Conference on Safety and Security in Internet of Things
Abbreviated title	EAI SaSeIoT 2021
Period	25/04/21 → 25/04/21
Internet address	https://securityiot.eai-conferences.org/2021/

Keywords

Blockchain
IoT
Consensus
Consensus algorithms
Byzantine failure

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Mackenzie, BA, Ferguson, I & Razaq, A 2022, A secure and scalable IoT consensus protocol. in A Nayyar, A Paul & S Tanwar (eds), 5th International Conference on Safety and Security with IoT - SaSeIoT 2021: SaSeIoT 2021. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing, Springer, Cham, pp. 65-80, 5th EAI International Conference on Safety and Security in Internet of Things, 25/04/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94285-4_5

A secure and scalable IoT consensus protocol. / Mackenzie, Beverley A.; Ferguson, Ian ; Razaq, Abdul.
5th International Conference on Safety and Security with IoT - SaSeIoT 2021: SaSeIoT 2021. ed. / Anand Nayyar; Anand Paul; Sudeep Tanwar. Cham: Springer, 2022. p. 65-80 (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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A secure and scalable IoT consensus protocol

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