학술논문

A Privacy-Preserving Internet of Things Smart Healthcare Financial System
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Internet of Things Journal IEEE Internet Things J. Internet of Things Journal, IEEE. 10(21):18452-18460 Nov, 2023
Subject
Computing and Processing
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Blockchains
Privacy
Data privacy
Peer-to-peer computing
Organizations
Internet of Things
Hospitals
Blockchain
distributed ledger
healthcare
privacy
zero knowledge
Language
ISSN
2327-4662
2372-2541
Abstract
Several emerging areas, such as sensor networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), and distributed networks are gaining traction where resource-constrained devices communicate by sharing privacy-preserving information. Due to heavy cryptographic components, standard cryptographic algorithms do not fit these IoT devices. In this article, we propose an efficient zero-knowledge blockchain-based privacy-preserving decentralized healthcare finance system that is suitable for lightweight computer devices. The proposed design mainly focuses on noninteractive zero-knowledge proof, which substantially reduces the cost of communication between two devices. We explain the system framework and its use case for a healthcare financial system at a micro-level. However, it can also be extended easily to more general financial systems. Our system framework is efficient and lightweight, using more efficient zero-knowledge-based proofs; validation of the transactions is done in milliseconds. As an advancement to our work, the proposed healthcare financial system for lightweight computer devices is also auditable without leaking any extra information than required.