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Smart Integration of Block Chain with IOT: Study on Challenges


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1 Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
     

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This paper is regarding Block chain, IOT and the block chain with IOT A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed, and oftentimes public, digital ledger consisting of records called blocks that is used to record transactions across many computers so that any involved block cannot be altered retroactively, without the alteration of all subsequent blocks. This allows the participants to verify and audit transactions independently and relatively inexpensively. A blockchain database is managed autonomously using a peer-to-peer network and a distributed timestamping server. They are authenticated by mass collaboration powered by collective self-interests.  Such a design facilitates robust workflow where participants' uncertainty regarding data security is marginal. The use of a blockchain removes the characteristic of infinite reproducibility from a digital asset. It confirms that each unit of value was transferred only once, solving the long-standing problem of double spending.


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IOT-Blockchain-Cryptocurrency-Security-Peer to Peer Network-Asymmetric-Blocks-Hash
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Rui Zhang
Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Rui Xue
Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece

Abstract


This paper is regarding Block chain, IOT and the block chain with IOT A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed, and oftentimes public, digital ledger consisting of records called blocks that is used to record transactions across many computers so that any involved block cannot be altered retroactively, without the alteration of all subsequent blocks. This allows the participants to verify and audit transactions independently and relatively inexpensively. A blockchain database is managed autonomously using a peer-to-peer network and a distributed timestamping server. They are authenticated by mass collaboration powered by collective self-interests.  Such a design facilitates robust workflow where participants' uncertainty regarding data security is marginal. The use of a blockchain removes the characteristic of infinite reproducibility from a digital asset. It confirms that each unit of value was transferred only once, solving the long-standing problem of double spending.


Keywords


IOT-Blockchain-Cryptocurrency-Security-Peer to Peer Network-Asymmetric-Blocks-Hash