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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

IOTASDN: IOTA 2.0 Smart Contracts for Securing Software-Defined Networking Ecosystem.

Mohamed Fartitchou, Ismail Lamaakal, Yassine Maleh, Khalid El Makkaoui, Zakaria El Allali, Paweł Pławiak, Fahad Alblehai, Ahmed A Abd El-Latif

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Mohamed FartitchouMultidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda 60000, Morocco.ORCID 0009-0004-0269-3880
Ismail LamaakalMultidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda 60000, Morocco.ORCID 0009-0009-6532-2573
Yassine MalehNational School of Applied Sciences, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal 23000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0003-4704-5364
Khalid El MakkaouiMultidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda 60000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-9569-9162
Zakaria El AllaliMultidisciplinary Faculty of Nador, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda 60000, Morocco.ORCID 0000-0002-3146-6423
Paweł PławiakDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Telecommunications, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4317-2801
Fahad AlblehaiComputer Science Department, Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh 11437, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed A Abd El-LatifJadara University Research Center, Jadara University, Irbid 21110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-5068-2033

Funding

King 544 Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RSPD2024R564
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has revolutionized network management by providing unprecedented flexibility, control, and efficiency. However, its centralized architecture introduces critical security vulnerabilities. This paper introduces a novel approach to securing SDN environments using IOTA 2.0 smart contracts. The proposed system utilizes the IOTA Tangle, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure, to improve scalability and efficiency while eliminating transaction fees and reducing energy consumption. We introduce three smart contracts: Authority, Access Control, and DoS Detector, to ensure trusted and secure network operations, prevent unauthorized access, maintain the integrity of control data, and mitigate denial-of-service attacks. Through comprehensive simulations using Mininet and the ShimmerEVM IOTA Test Network, we demonstrate the efficacy of our approach in enhancing SDN security. Our findings highlight the potential of IOTA 2.0 smart contracts to provide a robust, decentralized solution for securing SDN environments, paving the way for the further integration of blockchain technologies in network management.

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Blockchain (BC)integrityIOTA 2.0securitysmart contractssoftware-defined networkingtrust

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PMID39275627
PMCPMC11398259

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