Secure IoT data management and sharing architecture for information security using cryptographic technique

Abstract

The massive amounts of data produced and gathered by smart devices through the internet support a wide range of applications, considerably improving our daily lives. Data sharing among smart devices must be safeguarded due to the sensitivity of the data involved in the transmission. The Internet of Things (IoT) environment must be protected from unauthorised access due to a variety of variables, including its attractiveness to cybercriminals, previous successful cyber-attacks, and consumers’ perceptions of security and reliability. Blockchain technology appears to be one promising technology that appears to address these security challenges extremely effectively. However, given the volume and rate at which smart devices generate data, Blockchain appears to be inefficient for storing it. The pace of data collection in the IoT context and the speed of transaction confirmation in the Blockchain network are the two key elements behind this. We connect the Blockchain and the Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS) in this study to permit data recording on a distributed storage and a mechanism to restrict access to recorded data to authorised organisations only. Over the Blockchain network, the access policy definition for safe data sharing and cryptographic hash content is stored. The real IoT-generated data, on the other hand, is collected via a distributed storage network, which improves availability and security. The proposed scheme’s analysis and performance evaluation show that it is secure and feasible. Furthermore, simulations are undertaken to assess the operating costs of smart contracts and to test the efficacy and viability of the suggested architecture.