Next Generation IoT and Blockchain Integration

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the interconnection of smart devices to collect data and make intelligent decisions. However, a lack of intrinsic security measures makes next generation IoT more vulnerable to privacy and security threats. With its “security by design,” Blockchain (BC) can help in addressing major security requirements in IoT. Blockchain is an ever-growing list of records that are linked and protected using cryptographic methods. It offers its users the flexibility to conduct transactions with lower costs and faster speeds. Blockchain ledgers are also decentralized and a ledger is maintained at each node in the network. Blockchain’s security and adaptability help in making even entire systems on it a much easily task with the benefit of decentralization. BC capabilities like immutability, transparency, auditability, data encryption, and operational resilience can help solve most architectural shortcomings of IoT. In the vision of the Internet of Things, traditional devices are becoming smarter and more autonomous. This vision is becoming reality as technology advances but there are still challenges to be resolved. This is especially true in a security domain like data trust, and with the expected evolution of the IoT in the coming years, it is important to ensure that this great source of data arrives. This paper began with an overview of blockchain and IoT, as well as explore the IoT blockchain application challenges. This article also focuses to review the most relevant tasks to analyse how IoT blockchain can improve and examine current research concerns and developments in the use of blockchain-related techniques and technologies in the context of IoT security in depth. One of the best parts of working or learning about blockchain and its application is the curiosity about how it can impact the things that we have been accustomed to without trying to improve and make things more efficient and productive.