Scalable and Secure Cluster Formation in Internet of Drones Using Hyperledger Fabric

Currently, intelligent drone technology is seeing significant growth in all sectors, especially within the military sector. In this paper, we use blockchain technology via the Hyperledger Fabric (HLF) platform to enhance security and flexibility in dynamic mission problems related to the Internet of Drones (IoD) systems. Blockchain technology adds many security features to our network applications, such as decentralization and immutability, data integrity and transparency, secure and immutable communication, identity and access management, audibility, and traceability. In addition, we integrated HLF into a Kubernetes cluster to improve the scalability and availability of a cluster-based IoD paradigm. API is used to register drones in a specific cluster to add data or participate in an exciting mission. Significantly, our proposed chaincode that governs these interactions is adaptable, allowing for immediate modifications to the arrangement of drones inside the assigned clusters. Moreover, on-chain and off-chain databases hold essential information to prevent large data storage within the ledger itself.