Decentralized Security for Smart Drone Surveillance System Architecture and Communication

Abstract

The integration of decentralized security mechanisms into smart drone surveillance systems marks a transformative advancement in the field of unmanned aerial monitoring. Traditional centralized architectures are often vulnerable to single points of failure, data breaches and latency issues specifically in case of operation in hostile or remote environments. By leveraging blockchain technology, drone networks can establish a tamper-proof, distributed ledger that ensures the integrity and authenticity of surveillance data in real time. Internet of Drones is a decentralized network linking drones access to controlled airspace, providing high adaptability to complex scenarios and services to various drone applications such as package delivery, traffic surveillance and rescue including navigation services. One of the potential methods to enhance user privacy, data security and authentication, especially in peer-to-peer UAV networks is blockchain technology, which has now been gained prominence.