Yuzheng Yang^*, Zhe Tu, Ying Liu, Huachun Zhou

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.77, No.3, pp. 3163-3184, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.043974

Abstract Currently, data security and privacy protection are becoming more and more important. Access control is a method of authorization for users through predefined policies. Token-based access control (TBAC) enhances the manageability of authorization through the token. However, traditional access control policies lack the ability to dynamically adjust based on user access behavior. Incorporating user reputation evaluation into access control can provide valuable feedback to enhance system security and flexibility. As a result, this paper proposes a blockchain-empowered TBAC system and introduces a user reputation evaluation module to provide feedback on access control. The TBAC system divides the access control process… More >

Xiaofang Qiu^1,2, Zhi Qin^1,2,*, Wunan Wan^1,2, Jinquan Zhang^1,2, Jinliang Guo^1,2, Shibin Zhang^1,2, Jinyue Xia³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.73, No.2, pp. 2577-2589, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.028757

Abstract In recent years, Blockchain is gaining prominence as a hot topic in academic research. However, the consensus mechanism of blockchain has been criticized in terms of energy consumption and performance. Although Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus mechanism, as a lightweight consensus mechanism, is more efficient than traditional Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS), it suffers from the problem of centralization. To this end, on account of analyzing the shortcomings of existing consensus mechanisms, this paper proposes a dynamic reputation-based consensus mechanism for blockchain. This scheme allows nodes with reputation value higher than a threshold apply to become a monitoring node, which can monitor… More >