DistB-SDoIndustry: Enhancing Security in Industry 4.0 Services based on Distributed Blockchain through Software Defined Networking-IoT Enabled Architecture

TL;DR

This paper proposes a novel integrated architecture combining Blockchain, SDN, and IoT to enhance security, privacy, and flexibility in Industry 4.0 applications, addressing data management challenges.

Contribution

It introduces a distributed Blockchain-based security framework integrated with SDN-IoT for Industry 4.0, improving data security and system flexibility.

Findings

Enhanced security and privacy in Industry 4.0 services

Improved system flexibility through SDN-IoT integration

Performance and security evaluations demonstrate effectiveness

Abstract

The concept of Industry 4.0 is a newly emerging focus of research throughout the world. However, it has lots of challenges to control data, and it can be addressed with various technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software Defined Networking (SDN), and Blockchain (BC) for managing data securely. Further, the complexity of sensors, appliances, sensor networks connecting to the internet and the model of Industry 4.0 has created the challenge of designing systems, infrastructure and smart applications capable of continuously analyzing the data produced. Regarding these, the authors present a distributed Blockchain-based security to industry 4.0 applications with SDN-IoT enabled environment. Where the Blockchain can be capable of leading the robust, privacy and confidentiality to our desired system. In addition, the SDN-IoT incorporates the different services of industry 4.0 with more security as well as flexibility. Furthermore, the authors offer an excellent combination among the technologies like IoT, SDN and Blockchain to improve the security and privacy of Industry 4.0 services properly. Finally , the authors evaluate performance and security in a variety of ways in the presented architecture.