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STRuB: A Self-Defense Trust Management Model Based on Blockchain for VANETs

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Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are highly cooperative networks that help to ensure the safety and efficiency of intelligent transportation system. However, despite the benefits of VANETs, the issue of trust comes with high mobility and potential security risks of the VANETs. It is vital to prevent malicious vehicles from launching attacks through identity forgery, message falsification, etc. In this paper, we propose a self-defense trust management model based on blockchain to improve security and efficiency in VANETs. In order to prevent those malicious behaviors and preserve the vehicle’s privacy, the anonymous interaction process with smart contract has been designed. Moreover, we present a reputation assessment model to identify and isolate malicious vehicles. The simulations results show that the trust model can effectively detect the malicious vehicles and stimulate the honest vehicles to share the event information. Finally, we analyze the availability of the model in terms of security, privacy and incentive.

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    ICBCT '23: Proceedings of the 2023 5th International Conference on Blockchain Technology
    November 2023
    72 pages
    ISBN:9798400708930
    DOI:10.1145/3638025
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    1. Blockchain
    2. Trust Management
    3. VANETs

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