Secure authentication and privacy-preserving blockchain for industrial internet of things

Abstract

Blockchain (BC) technology has overtaken Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms. It is necessary to explore efficient implementation. Fault tolerance, decentralised control, authentication, cryptographic security, immutability, data integrity, and BC smart contracts are recommended IIoT features. If entities are authenticated and trusted, the internet can be used for industrial activities. Despite several methods, communication is insecure due to scalability, dependability, latency, insufficient transmission security, and uneven data loads. The paper created safe User authentication and optimal BC node selection using AFHENN (Fully Homomorphic encryption neural network) for IIoT to solve the problem. Mutual authentication, secrecy, and integrity protect user data. A registration process secures new User authentication. To protect registered data, it uses cryptographic methods like Transient key congruential generator based Elliptic curve cryptography (TKCG-ECC) and Dual keyed Cipolla's Extended Euclidean Algorithm based lattice cryptosystem (DKCEED-LC). To access BCN, the gateway verifies registered users utilising keyed-based Zero Knowledge of Proof (k-ZKP) and Approximation Fully Homomorphic encryption neural network-based Blockchain. Finally, Approximation Fully Homomorphic encryption neural network-based Blockchain networking authenticates data (AFHENN-BCN). The BCN avoids legal selection of miner nodes and harmful activities. Compared to top techniques, the proposed work achieves improved throughput and PDR (Packet Delivery Ratio) values with minimal computing time and strong security.