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International Conference on Safety and Security in IoT

InterIoT 2017, SaSeIoT 2017: Interoperability, Safety and Security in IoT pp 113–122Cite as

Blockchain and IoT: Mind the Gap

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Blockchain, the core technology behind the first decentralized cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has been recently proposed as a promising solution to create a viable decentralized network of Internet of Things (IoT) with good security and privacy properties. This survey investigates the currently proposed Blockchain-IoT solutions and examines their suitability for IoT devices.

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This work is funded by the VR Strategic Research Area (SRA) Information and Communication Technology - The Next Generation (ICT TNG) program.

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    Anass Sedrati

  2. RISE SICS, Stockholm, Sweden

    Anass Sedrati, Mohamed Ahmed Abdelraheem & Shahid Raza

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  4. IMT Atlantique Bretagne-Pays de la Loire, Rennes, France

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Sedrati, A., Abdelraheem, M.A., Raza, S. (2018). Blockchain and IoT: Mind the Gap. In: Fortino, G., et al. Interoperability, Safety and Security in IoT. InterIoT SaSeIoT 2017 2017. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 242. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93797-7_13

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