Integration of IoT and Blockchain Technology for Smart Cities

Autor: Kausthav Pratim Kalita, Rup Kumar Deka, Jerry Casper Kharbhih
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Emerging Technologies for Smart Cities ISBN: 9789811615498
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1550-4_1
Popis: In this modern era of the digital revolution, urban development is growing rapidly and many cities around the world are continuing to develop in many areas be its health sector, government sector, education sector and so on. But there is no denial that information and technology (IT) is one of the main contributors to this development. With the growing demand for smart devices such as smartphones along with various internet services, there is no doubt that communication has been made extremely easy for everyone. IoT is one of the emerging technology that can contribute to a smart city. It is seen that many IoT-based systems are currently used in various sectors from healthcare to parking systems and is proved to be efficient. But IoT suffers from security issues and is vulnerable to attacks. Blockchain on the other hand is a technology that is secured by design. It uses cryptography techniques to secure the data and is meant to be a trusted technology in a trust-less environment. In this paper, we discuss the existing systems that integrate these two technologies and mention the challenges faced when such systems are deployed in a working environment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE