Abstract
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.
Highlights
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1] is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirusSARS-2
To demonstrate the application of the system, we provide a case study in an Internet of Things (IoT) system with a desktop computer, laptop, Raspberry Pi single-board computer, and the Ethereum smart contract platform
We propose a scheme to show the potential of the combination of the Internet of Things and blockchain to provide applications for segregation management and implementation
Summary
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1] is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus. By balancing electricity demand and supply through micro-transactions, power resources distributed throughout the network can be utilized more appropriately Scenarios such as logistics and transportation and sensor data are an important part of the Internet of Things. Thanks to the contraption of smart contracts [14], the blockchain has strengthened into a promising platform for developing distributed and trustworthy applications In this manuscript, we propose a scheme to show the potential of the combination of the Internet of Things and blockchain to provide applications for segregation management and implementation. As for infection events that require special handling, household-specific information with a virtual house number is encrypted with an officer’s public key to ensure data authenticity and security before it is sent to the pandemic prevention workers.
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