16Blockchain Security for Fog Computing and Internet of Things
Awais Khan Jumani1,2*, Waqas Ahmed Siddique3, Muhammad Farhan Siddiqui4 and Kanwal5
1 School of Electronic and Information Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
2Department of Computer Science, ILMA University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
3Department of Computer Science, Millennium Institute of Technology & Entrepreneurship (MiTE), Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan
4Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology (KIET), Karachi, Pakistan
5Indus University, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
The Blockchain network is used to send and receive data for creating tamper-proof records of shared agreements. This technology ensures that the data is stored securely and cannot be easily modified by anyone. Blockchain is a crucial component of digital data exchange, as it enables the creation of a distributed database that is replicated and shared across a network. It was originally developed for Bitcoin and is designed to maintain an immutable and transparent ledger of transactions by storing information in a series of blocks that are resistant to alteration or damage. Every block in the chain will be linked with the previous block present in the chain with the help of hashes of the preceding block of the chain. Blockchain is about to revolutionize every area of digital commerce. Blockchain is more important than the Internet. When you combine Blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT), you ...
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