A secure vehicle theft detection framework using Blockchain and smart contract

Abstract

Nowadays, vehicle theft has been increased drastically all over the world. The prevention of vehicle theft is essential to enhance vehicle security. A large number of vehicles have been stolen for the lack of essential foundation and administration of a secure platform. Several existing systems were developed to protect the vehicle from unauthorized access. But, they suffer from various limitations such as data security, the possibility of cybercriminals activities, leakage of personal information, and centralized System. We propose a vehicle theft detection framework using a decentralized and secure platform to increase the security level of the vehicle. Blockchain and smart contracts are used to provide the security of the stored data on the ledger and authenticate a genuine user automatically with greater accuracy. In this paper, we present 2-Step Authentication (2SA) and unauthorized access detection algorithms. The 2SA ensures the secure accessibility of the application by providing the randomly token chosen by the user. The proposed framework can provide vehicle security and owner’s privacy. In this proposed framework, more than one person can drive the vehicle authorizing by the vehicle owner without hampering stored data in the vehicle device.