Blockchain Technology: Emerging Applications and Use Cases for Secure and Trustworthy Smart Systems

Blockchain, also known as a distributed ledger technology, stores different transactions/operations in a chain of blocks in a distributed manner without needing a trusted third-party. Blockchain is proven to be immutable, which helps with integrity and accountability, and, to some extent, confidenti...

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Published inJournal of cybersecurity and privacy Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 4 - 18
Main Authors B. Rawat, Danda, Chaudhary, Vijay, Doku, Ronald
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington MDPI AG 10.11.2020
Subjects
Blockchain
Communication
Digital currencies
Digital signatures
Distributed ledger
Financial services
Metadata
Peer to peer computing
Software
Third party
Wireless networks
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ISSN2624-800X
2624-800X
DOI10.3390/jcp1010002

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Summary:Blockchain, also known as a distributed ledger technology, stores different transactions/operations in a chain of blocks in a distributed manner without needing a trusted third-party. Blockchain is proven to be immutable, which helps with integrity and accountability, and, to some extent, confidentiality through a pair of public and private keys. Blockchain has been in the spotlight after successful boom of the Bitcoin. There have been efforts to leverage salient features of Blockchain for different applications and use cases. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of applications and use cases of Blockchain technology for making smart systems secure and trustworthy. Specifically, readers of this paper can have thorough understanding of applications and use cases of Blockchain technology.
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ISSN:2624-800X
2624-800X
DOI:10.3390/jcp1010002