TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Stodt, Jan
A1  - Schönle, Daniel
A1  - Reich, Christoph
A1  - Ghovanlooy Ghajar, Fatemeh
A1  - Welte, Dominik
A1  - Sikora, Axel
T1  - Security Audit of a Blockchain-Based Industrial Application Platform
JF  - Algorithms
N2  - In recent years, both the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies have been highly influential and revolutionary. IoT enables companies to embrace Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which benefits from communication and connectivity to reduce cost and to increase productivity through sensor-based autonomy. These automated systems can be further refined with smart contracts that are executed within a blockchain, thereby increasing transparency through continuous and indisputable logging. Ideally, the level of security for these IoT devices shall be very high, as they are specifically designed for this autonomous and networked environment. This paper discusses a use case of a company with legacy devices that wants to benefit from the features and functionality of blockchain technology. In particular, the implications of retrofit solutions are analyzed. The use of the BISS:4.0 platform is proposed as the underlying infrastructure. BISS:4.0 is intended to integrate the blockchain technologies into existing enterprise environments. Furthermore, a security analysis of IoT and blockchain present attacks and countermeasures are presented that are identified and applied to the mentioned use case.
KW  - Blockchain
KW  - Distributed ledger
KW  - Legacy machines
KW  - Maintenance
KW  - Shop floor
Y1  - 2021
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:fn1-opus4-77948
SN  - 1999-4893
SS  - 1999-4893
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/a14040121
DO  - https://doi.org/10.3390/a14040121
VL  - 14.2021
IS  - 4
SP  - 21
S1  - 21
ER  -