QoS-aware secure transaction framework for internet of things using blockchain mechanism

Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm enables an enormous network with millions of connected smart things to control almost all aspect of services. In an IoT scenario, self-configured things are dynamically connected in a universal network. The small things are broadly distributed in a real world model with some essential processing capacity and finite storage. Security, privacy and reliability are the most important pillars of the IoT infrastructure. It is challenging to share personal data, highly confidential professional data over a centralized system. The infrastructure itself is capable to provide the guarantee to transmit data safely. However, a special attention f..