Block Chain Technology for Smart City and its Security Threats
M. J. Abinash1, V. Vasudevan2
1Abinash, Department of Information Technology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Vasudevan, Department of Information Technology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education College, Krishnankoil (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 02 December 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 20 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 31 December 2019 | PP: 755-759 | Volume-8 Issue-4S2 December 2019 | Retrieval Number: D11251284S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D1125.1284S219
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Abstract: The current modern year shows quick growth in metropolitanization and population growth of the world that causes various impacts on environmental, social and economic problems. The problems aroused in society influence the livelihood of the people and excellence of existence. “Smart City” passes many opportunities to resolve these urban inconveniences and unsolved issues. The chief fact of a smart city is to create the finest use of resources gathered from the public, make available with reliable services to the citizens with enriched quality and efficiently enhance the day to day life standard of peoples. In the smart city establishment Information and Communication Technology (ICT) shows greater impact. Block chain is a intensifying technology with many excellent aspects likely intelligibility, automation and security. A characteristic of block chain is supportive in improving the standard services and advances the expansion which applies information technology that integrates several areas of interest. Block chain manages the business, physical and social infrastructures to provide effective services to needed users. With the advancement of technologies namely interconnected networks, cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), for smart cities can carry creative as well as novel solutions. Smart cities can offer people with interface and association between the general public as well as the local government. Despite several possible remunerations, digital interruption postures many objections related to privacy and along with information security. Here in this paper, we discussed in detail about blockchain technology and the security framework that assimilates the smart devices and blockchain technology together.
Keywords: Smart City, Block Chain, Security, Privacy, Internet of Things, Secure Communication.
Scope of the Article: Smart Sensors and Internet of Things for Smart City