Enhancing IoT Data Security with Blockchain Based Inner Product Encryption Algorithm

This paper introduces a pioneering approach to enhancing access control in IoT systems by combining blockchain technology and inner product encryption. By leveraging the immutability and transparency of blockchain and the cryptographic strength of inner product encryption, the proposed framework addresses key challenges such as scalability, interoperability, and trustworthiness. It decentralizes authentication, ensuring robustness and eliminating single points of failure, while also safeguarding data privacy through advanced cryptographic techniques. The framework demonstrates superior security, efficiency, and resilience compared to conventional methods, as validated through extensive simulations and evaluations across various IoT deployment scenarios. Additionally, the solution offers scalability and interoperability, facilitating seamless integration with diverse IoT architectures and protocols. The paper concludes by discussing potential deployment considerations and outlining future research directions to further advance blockchain-driven access control with inner product encryption for IoT applications.