A Proxy Re-Encryption Approach to Secure Data Sharing in the Internet of Things Based on Blockchain

• Published in: IEEE systems journal Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 1685 - 1696
• Main Authors: Agyekum, Kwame Opuni-Boachie Obour, Xia, Qi, Sifah, Emmanuel Boateng, Cobblah, Christian Nii Aflah, Xia, Hu, Gao, Jianbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Access control; Blockchain; Cloud computing; Cryptography; Cybersecurity; Data privacy; Data retrieval; data security; Encryption; identity-based proxy re-encryption; Information sharing; information-centric network (ICN); Internet of Things; Internet of Things (IoT); Protocols; Quality of service architectures; Servers

The evolution of the Internet of Things has seen data sharing as one of its most useful applications in cloud computing. As eye-catching as this technology has been, data security remains one of the obstacles it faces since the wrongful use of data leads to several damages. In this article, we propo...