BlendCAC: A Smart Contract Enabled Decentralized Capability-Based Access Control Mechanism for the IoT

• Published in: Computers (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 39
• Main Authors: Xu, Ronghua, Chen, Yu, Blasch, Erik, Chen, Genshe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Access control; blockchain protocol; capability-based access control; Cryptography; Cybersecurity; decentralized access control; federated delegation; Internet of Things; Internet of Things (IoT); Privacy; Security management; smart contract; Stability; System effectiveness; United States > US

While Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been widely recognized as an essential part of Smart Cities, it also brings new challenges in terms of privacy and security. Access control (AC) is among the top security concerns, which is critical in resource and information protection over IoT devices...