SHA-256 Hardware Proposal for IoT Devices in the Blockchain Context

Autor: Carlos E. B. Santos, Lucileide M. D. da Silva, Matheus F. Torquato, Sérgio N. Silva, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 24, Iss 12, p 3908 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s24123908
Popis: This work proposes an implementation of the SHA-256, the most common blockchain hash algorithm, on a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to improve processing capacity and power saving in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to solve security and privacy issues. This implementation presents a different approach than other papers in the literature, using clustered cores executing the SHA-256 algorithm in parallel. Details about the proposed architecture and an analysis of the resources used by the FPGA are presented. The implementation achieved a throughput of approximately 1.4 Gbps for 16 cores on a single FPGA. Furthermore, it saved dynamic power, using almost 1000 times less compared to previous works in the literature, making this proposal suitable for practical problems for IoT devices in blockchain environments. The target FPGA used was the Xilinx Virtex 6 xc6vlx240t-1ff1156.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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