Enabling Blockchain Technology for Secure Networking and Communications

363 Pages·2021·20.066 MB·English

by  Adel Ben Mnaouer, Lamia Chaari Fourati

Enabling Blockchain
Technology for Secure
Networking and
Communications
Adel Ben Mnaouer
Canadian University Dubai, UAE
Lamia Chaari Fourati
University of Sfax, Tunisia
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Title: Enabling blockchain technology for secure networking and
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bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book consolidates
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advantages of Blockchain technology for benefiting several areas of
applications from security and robustness to scalability and
privacy-preserving. The central focus of this book is investigate
several current topics, such as Blockchain for IoT and its derivatives,
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Subjects: LCSH: Blockchains (Databases) | Computer networks--Security
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Editorial Advisory Board
JalelBen-Othman,University of Paris 13, France
SoumayaCherkaoui,Universite de Sherbrook, Canada
HossamS.Hassanein,Queen’s University, Canada
SalilKanhere,University of New South Wales, Australia
BurakKantarci,University of Ottawa, Canada
HusseinMouftah,University of Ottawa, Canada
IanWelch,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
List of Reviewers
MarouaAbdelhafidh,University of Sfax, Tunisia
MohamedAissa,University of Nizwa, Oman
SamihaAyed,Université de Technology Troyes, France
NadiaCharef,Canadian University Dubai, UAE
FaddwaDebbabi,University of Sfax, Tunisia
AchrafHaddaji,University of Sfax, Tunisia
RihabJmal,University of Sfax, Tunisia
SanaaKaddoura,Zayed University, UAE
EmanuelleLalle,University of Sfax, Tunisia
RobenLunardi,IFRS, Brazil
RihabMaaloul,University of Sfax, Tunisia
RegioMichelin,CyberSecurity Cooperative Resource Centre, Australia
AbdelhakMoussa,University of Sfax, Tunisia
HenryCabralNunes,PUCRS University, Brazil
BassemOuni,Université Paris-Saclay, France
KamalenduPal,City University of London, UK
RamakrishnanRaman,Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
NesrineZaghdoud,Ecole Supcom, Tunisia


Table of Contents
Preface.................................................................................................................................................xvi
Acknowledgment.................................................................................................................................xx
Section 1
Blockchain Tools, Modeling, and Structural Extensions
Chapter 1
Metrics,Platforms,Emulators,andTestNetsforEthereum...................................................................1
lamia Chaari Fourati, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Taher Layeb, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Achraf Haddaji, ENET’COM, Tunisia
Samiha Ayed, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Wiem Bekri, ENET’COM, Tunisia
Chapter 2
PlatformsandToolsWithintheHyperLedgerFramework...................................................................23
lamia Chaari Fourati, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Taher Layeb, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Achraf Haddaji, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Samiha Ayed, University of Technology of Troyes, France
Wiem Bekri, ENET’COM, Tunisia
Chapter 3
ExtractingInsightsFromBitcoinTransactions:DataWarehouseModelingandAnalytical
Questions...............................................................................................................................................45
Rim Moussa, University of Carthage, Tunisia
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Calabria, Italy


Chapter 4
Appendable-BlockBlockchains:Overview,Applications,andChallenges.........................................66
Regio A. Michelin, Cybersecurity CRC, Australia & University of New South Wales,
Australia
Roben Castagna Lunardi, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio
Grande do Sul (IFRS), Brazil
Henry Cabral Nunes, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Volkan Dedeoglu, CSIRO, Australia
Charles V. Neu, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Avelino Francisco Zorzo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Salil S. Kanhere, University of New South Wales, Australia
Chapter 5
TheWorldofNFTs(Non-FungibleTokens):TheFutureofBlockchainandAssetOwnership..........89
Ramakrishnan Raman, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Benson Edwin Raj, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Section 2
Blockchain Applied to IoT, VANETs, and FANETs
Chapter 6
ASurveyofBlockchain-BasedSolutionsforIoTs,VANETs,andFANETs......................................110
Maroua Abdelhafidh, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Nadia Charef, Canadian University Dubai, UAE
Adel Ben Mnaouer, Canadian University Dubai, UAE
Lamia Chaari, University of Sfax, Tunisia
Chapter 7
BlockchainTowardsSecureUAV-BasedSystems..............................................................................149
lamia Chaari Fourati, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Mohamed Fourati, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Bilel Najeh, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Aicha Idriss, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, Tunisia
Chapter 8
BlockchainTechnologyforIoT:AnInformationSecurityPerspective..............................................175
Sasikumar R., K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, India
Karthikeyan P., Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India
Thangavel M., Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed), India
Section 3
Effective Blockchain Adoption in Manufacturing
Chapter 9
BlockchainWiththeInternetofThings:SolutionsandSecurityIssuesintheManufacturing
Industry...............................................................................................................................................202
Kamalendu Pal, City, University of London, UK

Chapter 10
BlockchainTechnologyWiththeInternetofThingsinManufacturingDataProcessing
Architecture.........................................................................................................................................229
Kamalendu Pal, City, University of London, UK
Section 4
Effective Use of Blockchain and IoT in E-Healthcare Systems
Chapter 11
BlockchainforHealthcareandMedicalSystems...............................................................................249
Sanaa Kaddoura, Zayed University, UAE
Rima Grati, Zayed University, UAE
Chapter 12
BlockchainandItsApplicationsinHealthcare...................................................................................271
Maitri Rajesh Gohil, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, India
Sumukh Sandeep Maduskar, St. Francis Institute of Technology, India
Vikrant Gajria, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, India
Ramchandra Mangrulkar, Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, India
Compilation of References...............................................................................................................295
About the Contributors....................................................................................................................332
Index...................................................................................................................................................337