Blockchain and Internet of things security
in the near future, the number of devices in the Internet of things will explode, which may be hundreds of billions or trillions. If such a huge network is still managed in a centralized networking mode, the infrastructure investment and maintenance of the data center should be incalculable
in essence, big data belongs to a small branch of database, so this problem is attributed to the relationship between big data and database. Database is a very old research field in software, Internet and it. From the initial file system to ER model, to the three achievements of traditional database, which are known to all, relational model, transaction processing and query optimization, to the rise of NoSQL database after the popularity of Internet, database technology is constantly developing and changing, Then it also includes semi-structured data processing represented by XML and unstructured data processing such as text and voice
it seems that the relationship between blockchain and database is actually such a relationship. From the evolution process of database technology, we can find that it always comes from how to meet new business requirements and then create new data processing technologies. For example, from the beginning of the file system, why do we need the ER model? It is because with the development of the financial instry, people have further requirements for these fast accounting, high concurrency data writing and access, which leads to the emergence and rapid development of the entity relationship model. Why did NoSQL database appear later? It is because the rapid development of the Internet puts forward higher requirements for updating the database, so in essence we think that the whole Internet is a big database
things are always developing. Of course, after we solve the problem of massive real-time data processing on the Internet through NoSQL database and cloud storage, the next problem must come, that is, how to solve the authenticity and effectiveness of data in a large-scale way
for example, it may be related to our diet, from the problem of food and clothing at the beginning, to the problem of nutrition structure, and then to the problem of food safety that everyone is concerned about. The development of database is the same. When we can solve these problems of data storage and data access through ER entity relationship model and NoSQL database, Next, we need to care about and solve the problem of authenticity and effectiveness
so at this stage, these technologies, represented by blockchain, must be a new starting point and new requirements for the authenticity, validity, unforgeability and tamper resistance of data compared with the current database. We can clearly feel that the trend of database and blockchain integration is actually very close and irresistible, just like the movie just mentioned, the procers of content begin to develop in the direction of virtual reality and augmented reality; From the perspective of database, blockchain is a new way of data organization. We believe that big data and blockchain are integrated.
the term "Internet of things" is mentioned almost every day in today's life. Some data show that in 2017, there were about 8.4 billion intelligent devices connected to the Internet, such as thermostats, cameras, street lamps and other electronic procts. According to foreign McKinsey & company data, this number may reach 25 billion by 2025, and the scale of the whole economy will reach 6 trillion US dollars
are you dazzled by such a huge number? Although the Internet of things technology has been widely used all over the world, its defects are graally highlighted
according to the traditional mode, the data center (server) of the equipment manufacturer often collects the information of all connected devices, which determines that the server needs to have strong operation and storage capacity. Moreover, with the geometric growth of Internet of things equipment, the cost of server maintenance will also increase greatly, which makes it difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises to maintain
at the same time, in terms of communication compatibility, the global Internet of things platforms are lack of a unified language, which is easy to cause communication obstacles between multiple Internet of things devices. This is e to the obvious fragmentation of the Internet of things instry, whether it is smart home, smart home appliances, robots, smart cars, etc., the networks they connect are fragmented and closed. In addition, the status quo of the Internet of things instry is still full of mountains, and their influence is relatively limited, so it is difficult to reach a unified standard in a short time
based on this, the standard chain team, after accumulating the previous experience from the Internet of things, combined with the characteristics of blockchain, proposed the concept of Internet of things
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today's very popular blockchain technology can establish low-cost connections between devices in the Internet of things, and also improve the security and privacy of the system through decentralized consensus mechanism
at the same time, the superposition of blockchain technology and smart contract can turn the internal devices into self maintenance and self-regulation network nodes, which can exchange information, verify identity and trade with strangers on the basis of pre-defined.
Blockchain technology can help us improve the security of encryption, authentication and other protection mechanisms, which is absolutely good news for the Internet of things security and DDoS Defense Community
blockchain has the potential to become an important solution for safe communities, as well as for the financial, energy and manufacturing instries. At present, verifying bitcoin transaction is one of its main uses, but this technology can also be extended to smart grid system, content delivery network and other application scenarios
how to apply blockchain to network security
whether it's protecting data integrity or using digital identification technology to prevent Internet of things devices from DDoS attacks, blockchain technology can play a key role, at least now it has shown this ability
Internet of things security and DDoS Defense Community
a blockchain startup claims that its decentralized "billing" system can help users resist DDoS attacks with traffic over 100gbps. Interestingly, the company said that this decentralized system allows users to rent their own extra bandwidth and submit their bandwidth access rights to the distributed nodes of the blockchain. When a website suffers from DDoS attacks, the website can use the leased bandwidth to mitigate DDoS attacks
improve confidentiality and data integrity
although the original design of blockchain did not consider the specific access control, now some blockchain technology implementation has solved the problems of data confidentiality and access control. In this era, any data may be tampered, which is obviously a serious problem, but the complete data encryption maliciously guarantees that the data will not be accessed or tampered by others through man in the middle attack in the transmission process
the whole IOT instry needs data integrity protection. For example, IBM's Watson IOT platform allows users to manage IOT data in a private blockchain network, which has been integrated into their big blue cloud service. In addition, Ericsson's blockchain data integrity service provides comprehensive audit, compatible and reliable data services to allow developers to use predix PAAS platform for technical implementation
one of the best applications is the transformation of our public sector and the creation of citizen centered infrastructure. This will enable the public to have their own identity and every transaction can be verified. We can use smart contracts and signed assertions to formulate elements of public services, such as benefits, etc
Internet of things & amp; Smart devices
now the attention of the whole IT community has begun to shift to the Internet of things & amp; Smart devices are on the rise, and security is absolutely one of the primary considerations. Although the Internet of things can improve our work and proction efficiency, it also means that we need to face more security risks. As a result, many companies seek to apply blockchain to protect IOT and instrial IOT (iiot) devices because blockchain technology can enhance authentication, improve data traceability and mobility, and assist record management
according to Alexey malanov, an anti-virus expert at Kaspersky laboratory, blockchain technology helps to track hacker attacks, adding:
"network intruders usually clear the permission log to hide traces of unauthorized access to devices. But if the logs are distributed in multiple devices (for example, through blockchain Technology), the risk can be reced as much as possible. "
German Klimenko, chairman of the digital economy development fund, said: "at present, the Ministry of defense is vigorously promoting it development and research, which is a good thing for the instry."
NATO and the Pentagon are also studying the "defensive" Application of blockchain. This technology is actively used to protect the system from network attacks. NATO will use blockchains to protect financial information, supply and logistics chains, while the Pentagon is developing a data transmission system to prevent hackers
in general, blockchain technology is not omnipotent, at least not yet. Whether from the perspective of technical integrity or system implementation, the current blockchain technology can not guarantee the security of the device 100%. Note: the above content comes from the Internet