Blockchain Use in IoT for Privacy-Preserving Anti-Pandemic Home Quarantine

  • Jinxin Zhang
    School of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
  • Meng Wu
    School of Computer Science & Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China

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<jats:p>The outbreak of the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused the world to face an existential health crisis. To contain the infectious disease, many countries have quarantined their citizens for several weeks to months and even suspended most economic activities. To track the movements of residents, the governments of many states have adopted various novel technologies. Connecting billions of sensors and devices over the Internet, the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), has been used for outbreak control. However, these technologies also pose serious privacy risks and security concerns with regards to data transmission and storage. In this paper, we propose a blockchain-based system to provide the secure management of home quarantine. The privacy and security attributes for various events are based on advanced cryptographic primitives. To demonstrate the application of the system, we provide a case study in an IoT system with a desktop computer, laptop, Raspberry Pi single-board computer, and the Ethereum smart contract platform. The obtained results prove its ability to satisfy security, efficiency, and low-cost requirements.</jats:p>

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  • Electronics

    Electronics 9 (10), 1746-, 2020-10-21

    MDPI AG

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