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Blockchain-Based Proof of Location
Francesco ZanichelliMichele AmorettiFrancesco MedioliGiacomo Brambillasubject
FOS: Computer and information sciencesScheme (programming language)Computer Science - Cryptography and SecurityBlockchainbusiness.industryComputer science020206 networking & telecommunicationsCryptographyContext (language use)02 engineering and technologyComputer securitycomputer.software_genreUser privacyTrustworthinessComputer Science - Distributed Parallel and Cluster Computing020204 information systemsServerC.2.40202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringPeer to peer computingDistributed Parallel and Cluster Computing (cs.DC)businessCryptography and Security (cs.CR)computercomputer.programming_languagedescription
Location-Based Services (LBSs) build upon geographic information to provide users with location-dependent functionalities. In such a context, it is particularly important that geographic locations claimed by users are trustworthy. Centralized verification approaches proposed in the last few years are not satisfactory, as they entail a high risk to the privacy of users. In this paper, we present and evaluate a novel decentralized, infrastructure-independent proof-of-location scheme based on blockchain technology. Our scheme guarantees both location trustworthiness and user privacy preservation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-01 | 2018 IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security Companion (QRS-C) |