Data is central to the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. Most of the current IoT systems are using centralized cloud-based data sharing systems. Involvement of such thirdparty service provider requires also trust from both sensor owner and sensor data user. Moreover, the fees need to be paid for their services. To tackle both the scalability and trust issues and to automatize the payments, this paper presents a blockchain based proxy re-encryption scheme. The system stores the IoT data in a distributed cloud after encryption. To share the collected IoT data, the system establishes runtime dynamic smart contracts between the sensor and the data user without the involvement of a trusted third party. It also uses an efficient proxy re-encryption scheme which allows that the data is only visible by the owner and the person present in the smart contract. The proposed system is implemented in an Ethereum based testbed to analyze the performance and security properties.
Manzoor et al. REF proposed a blockchain-based proxy re-encryption scheme in the context of the IoT. This solution stores IoT data in a distributed cloud, and uses dynamic smart contracts to connect sensors to share IoT data with data users without the participation of trusted third parties.
Blockchain based Proxy Re-Encryption Scheme for Secure IoT Data Sharing
2019 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)
2019 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC)
Computer Science