A blockchain‐based privacy‐preserving authentication system for ensuring multimedia content integrity

International Journal of Intelligent SystemsVolume 37, Issue 5 p. 3050-3071 RESEARCH ARTICLE A blockchain-based privacy-preserving authentication system for ensuring multimedia content integrity Xudong Li, Xudong Li orcid.org/0000-0001-5211-9992 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLingbo Wei, Lingbo Wei orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-1006 Department of Research and Development, China Nanhu Academy of Electronics and Information Technology, Jiaxing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLidong Wang, Lidong Wang Beijing Radio and TV Station, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYing Ma, Corresponding Author Ying Ma [email protected] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Correspondence Ying Ma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorChi Zhang, Chi Zhang orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-1427 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMuhammad Sohail, Muhammad Sohail orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-7183 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author Xudong Li, Xudong Li orcid.org/0000-0001-5211-9992 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLingbo Wei, Lingbo Wei orcid.org/0000-0003-1222-1006 Department of Research and Development, China Nanhu Academy of Electronics and Information Technology, Jiaxing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorLidong Wang, Lidong Wang Beijing Radio and TV Station, Beijing, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYing Ma, Corresponding Author Ying Ma [email protected] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Correspondence Ying Ma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorChi Zhang, Chi Zhang orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-1427 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorMuhammad Sohail, Muhammad Sohail orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-7183 School of CyberSpace Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/int.22830Citations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract With the prevalence of digital cameras, multimedia data have been used to record facts and provide evidence of events. However, the integrity of multimedia data is vulnerable to attacks with the proliferation of data tampering tools. In fact, an effective multimedia content authentication system should support compliant editing (cropping, rotation, compression, and so forth) and have the ability to detect malicious data tampering. Data traceability is a feasible strategy to verify the integrity and provenance of multimedia data. Besides, the privacy of multimedia data needs to be protected to prevent unauthorized access. In this paper, we trace transformations of multimedia data privately by integrating a transparent and immutable blockchain with trusted hardware that provides the capability of private computation. Our system exploits a hybrid storage pattern that separately stores multimedia data off the blockchain and their hashes on the blockchain. With this, our system ensures data integrity and addresses the issue of blockchain's storage capability. Experimental results and analysis show that our solution is efficient and verifiable. A lightweight verifier merely needs to store block headers and is able to validate query results returned by full nodes. CONFLICT OF INTERESTS The authors declare that there are conflict of interests. Citing Literature Volume37, Issue5Special Issue: Intelligent Information Processing and Services in Media ConvergenceMay 2022Pages 3050-3071 RelatedInformation