학술논문

Fortifying Federated Learning in IIoT: Leveraging Blockchain and Digital Twin Innovations for Enhanced Security and Resilience
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Access Access, IEEE. 12:68968-68980 2024
Subject
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Data models
Industrial Internet of Things
Blockchains
Training
Security
Digital twins
Servers
Federated learning
Data integrity
Nonfungible tokens
Blockchain
data poisoning
decentralized federated learning
digital twin
industrial internet of things
model poisoning
non-fungible tokens
Sybil attack
Language
ISSN
2169-3536
Abstract
Ensuring robustness against adversarial attacks is imperative for Machine Learning (ML) systems within the critical infrastructures of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This paper addresses vulnerabilities in IIoT systems, particularly in distributed environments like Federated Learning (FL) by presenting a resilient framework - Secure Federated Learning (SFL) specifically designed to mitigate data and model poisoning, as well as Sybil attacks within these networks. Sybil attacks, involving the creation of multiple fake identities, and poisoning attacks significantly compromise the integrity and reliability of ML models in FL environments. Our SFL framework leverages a Digital Twin (DT) as a critical aggregation checkpoint to counteract data and model poisoning attacks in IIoT’s distributed settings. The DT serves as a protective mechanism during the model update aggregation phase, substantially enhancing the system’s resilience. To further secure IIoT infrastructures, SFL employs blockchain-based Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) to authenticate participant identities, effectively preventing Sybil attacks by ensuring traceability and accountability among distributed nodes. Experimental evaluation within IIoT scenarios demonstrates that SFL substantially enhances defensive capabilities, maintaining the integrity and robustness of model learning. Comparative results reveal that the SFL framework, when applied to IIoT federated environments, achieves a commendable 97% accuracy, outperforming conventional FL approaches. SFL also demonstrates a remarkable reduction in loss rate, recording just 0.07 compared to the 0.14 loss rate experienced by standard FL systems. These findings highlight the efficiency and applicability of the SFL framework in enhancing data security and traceability within the IIoT ecosystem.