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Mtetwa, SN
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Sibeko, N
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Tarwireyi, P
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Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI
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2021-02-17T17:46:19Z |
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2021-02-17T17:46:19Z |
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2020-11 |
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Mtetwa, S., Sibeko, N., Tarwireyi, P. & Abu-Mahfouz, A.M. 2020. OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781 . |
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978-1-7281-9521-6 |
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978-1-7281-9520-9 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781
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LoRaWAN is one of the LPWAN technologies that has become popular in both industries and research. LoRaWAN aims to provide long-range communication and empowers lowpowered devices to last for years in the field. LoRaWAN relies on the symmetric cryptography to provide end-to-end encryption. Even though LoRaWAN relies on symmetric cryptography, there are recent works that try to enhance security of LoRaWAN by incorporating technologies like Blockchain. Blockchain is a decentralized peer-to-peer network that provides tamperproof and immutability of data. This paper proposes a Blockchainbased firmware update mechanism to enhance firmware update in LoRaWAN as well as managing the update process. This mechanism aims to provide updates by ensuring authenticity, and integrity of the firmware. The mechanism focuses more on devices that are too constrained in resources, hence for that purpose we evaluated the cost involved in some cryptographic operations taken to ensure security during firmware updates. We conclude that the approach is feasible for constrained devices in LoRaWAN network by evaluating the memory usage of the cryptographic operation used by the end device. |
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Fulltext |
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DOI: 10.1109/IMITEC50163.2020.9334108 |
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9334108 |
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https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9334048/proceeding |
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dc.source |
2nd International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering Conference (IMITEC), Kimberley, South Africa, 25-27 November 2020 |
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Blockchain |
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dc.subject |
Firmware |
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Internet of Things |
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Long Range Wide Area Network |
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LoRaWAN |
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Low-Power Wide Area Network |
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Resource-constrained devices |
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Security |
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dc.title |
OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain |
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Conference Presentation |
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8pp |
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dc.description.note |
Copyright: IEEE. This is the pre-print version of the work. |
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Next Generation Enterprises & Institutions |
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EDTRC Management |
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dc.identifier.apacitation |
Mtetwa, S., Sibeko, N., Tarwireyi, P., & Abu-Mahfouz, A. M. (2020). OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Mtetwa, SN, N Sibeko, P Tarwireyi, and Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz. "OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain." <i>2nd International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering Conference (IMITEC), Kimberley, South Africa, 25-27 November 2020</i> (2020): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Mtetwa S, Sibeko N, Tarwireyi P, Abu-Mahfouz AM, OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain; 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781 . |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Conference Presentation
AU - Mtetwa, SN
AU - Sibeko, N
AU - Tarwireyi, P
AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI
AB - LoRaWAN is one of the LPWAN technologies that has become popular in both industries and research. LoRaWAN aims to provide long-range communication and empowers lowpowered devices to last for years in the field. LoRaWAN relies on the symmetric cryptography to provide end-to-end encryption. Even though LoRaWAN relies on symmetric cryptography, there are recent works that try to enhance security of LoRaWAN by incorporating technologies like Blockchain. Blockchain is a decentralized peer-to-peer network that provides tamperproof and immutability of data. This paper proposes a Blockchainbased firmware update mechanism to enhance firmware update in LoRaWAN as well as managing the update process. This mechanism aims to provide updates by ensuring authenticity, and integrity of the firmware. The mechanism focuses more on devices that are too constrained in resources, hence for that purpose we evaluated the cost involved in some cryptographic operations taken to ensure security during firmware updates. We conclude that the approach is feasible for constrained devices in LoRaWAN network by evaluating the memory usage of the cryptographic operation used by the end device.
DA - 2020-11
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
J1 - 2nd International Multidisciplinary Information Technology and Engineering Conference (IMITEC), Kimberley, South Africa, 25-27 November 2020
KW - Blockchain
KW - Firmware
KW - Internet of Things
KW - Long Range Wide Area Network
KW - LoRaWAN
KW - Low-Power Wide Area Network
KW - Resource-constrained devices
KW - Security
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2020
SM - 978-1-7281-9521-6
SM - 978-1-7281-9520-9
T1 - OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain
TI - OTA firmware updates for LoRaWAN using blockchain
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11781
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24125 |
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