McPoRA: A multi-chain proof of rapid authentication for post-blockchain based security in large scale complex cyber-physical systems

Ahmad Alkhodair, Saraju Mohanty, Elias Kougianos, Deepak Puthal

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Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) research is in full swing to integrate recent technologies such as the blockchain to enhance system security. However, the blockchain faces many limitations, such as resource demands, energy requirements, scalability, and high latency. This article presents a novel post-blockchain structure that integrates a multi-blockchain in one ledger using a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure called a multi-chain. The multi-chain structure resolves the issues of scalability and storage and is a candidate to replace the traditional blockchain in IoT applications. This article also introduces a new consensus algorithm called 'Multi-Chain Proof of Rapid Authentication' (McPoRA) to improve latency, which is a crucial factor in IoT resource constrained devices. McPoRA is approx. 4000X faster than proof-of-work (PoW) and 55X faster than Proof-of-Authentication (PoAh).

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2020
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages446-451
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728157757
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Event19th IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2020 - Limassol, Cyprus
Duration: 6 Jul 20208 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI
Volume2020-July
ISSN (Print)2159-3469
ISSN (Electronic)2159-3477

Conference

Conference19th IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI, ISVLSI 2020
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLimassol
Period6/07/208/07/20

Keywords

  • Block Filtration Algorithm
  • Blockchain
  • Cyber Physical Systems
  • Dynamic Blocks List
  • HashGraph
  • Secure Identification List
  • Tangle
  • Unique Identification

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