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Combination of Certificateless Message Authentication and Blockchain Incentives for Traffic Event Reporting in VANETs

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Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems (BlockSys 2021)

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The application of vehicle ad-hoc networks has brought huge potential to the development of intelligent transportation systems. By traffic event reporting, traffic efficiency can be significantly improved. However, people usually lack the motivation for reporting traffic events or driving violations, because once the identity of the reporter is leaked, he or she may be tracked by malicious attackers or be retaliated by violators. However, if the reporter is anonymous, it is difficult to guarantee the accuracy and authenticity of the reports. In order to solve this contradiction, a mechanism that combines certificateless message authentication and blockchain incentives is proposed in this paper. A certificateless message signature algorithm is designed to provide anonymity and non-repudiation for traffic-related message reporters. Simultaneously, an adaptive t-threshold multi-signature mechanism is introduced in our scheme. Similar to crowdsourcing, it requires multiple participants to witness the authenticity of the message together. Aggregation signature verification improves message authentication efficiency. A trust currency is introduced to motivate reporters’ enthusiasm for participation in intelligent transportation, and it is also taken as a report dissemination network. The simulation results show that our scheme is secure and effective in the intelligent transportation system.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant no. 61872138.

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Zhang, L., Xu, J., Tang, M. (2021). Combination of Certificateless Message Authentication and Blockchain Incentives for Traffic Event Reporting in VANETs. In: Dai, HN., Liu, X., Luo, D.X., Xiao, J., Chen, X. (eds) Blockchain and Trustworthy Systems. BlockSys 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1490. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7993-3_26

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