Performance Issues and Research Challenges in Designing a Secure IoT with Blockchain

Abstract

Now a day, Internet of Things (IoT) are being used in several areas such as vehicular systems, smart city, healthcare, and supply chain management. Sensor data is stored in the cloud in an IoT system. Therefore, there is always a security concern with this data. There are several techniques for maintaining security, but most of them work in a centralized manner. However, blockchain is an emerging technology that works in a distributed manner and is based on peer-to-peer computing. Security can be enhanced using blockchain in any system. Blockchain technology offers decentralised security and privacy. Sensors used in loT systems are resource constrained. Therefore, implementing blockchain in any loT system creates several research challenges. This paper provides a discussion on such performance issues and research challenges while integrating blockchain with loT. The paper also gives some insights to overcome such issues.