Efficient Covert Communication Scheme Based on Ethereum

Abstract

Due to the continuous improvement of traffic analysis technology, traditional covert channels have become insecure and vulnerable to human sabotage. Blockchain technology has the characteristics of immutability and anonymity, making covert communication more unmonitored and robust. However, it also brings about low communication efficiency. In this article, we adopt the idea of transaction rounds and propose for the first time the construction of HMAC values order (HVO) scheme. Furthermore, we further propose a HMAC values and transaction matrices (HV-TM) scheme to improve communication efficiency. This article is the first to use the gas field to embed data to improve the embedding rate. Use the random numbers generated by the Mersenne Twister algorithm to disrupt the order of addresses to improve the concealment of reused addresses. Experiments have shown that the two schemes have higher communication efficiency and better embedding rate than existing schemes.