| Title | Block-Supply Chain: A New Anti-Counterfeiting Supply Chain Using NFC and Blockchain |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Alzahrani, Naif, Bulusu, Nirupama |
| Conference Name | Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains for Distributed Systems |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Conference Location | New York, NY, USA |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-4503-5838-5 |
| Keywords | blockchain, consensus protocol, counterfeiting, Human Behavior, pubcrawl, Resiliency, Scalability, supply chain, supply chain security |
| Abstract | Current anti-counterfeiting supply chains rely on a centralized authority to combat counterfeit products. This architecture results in issues such as single point processing, storage, and failure. Blockchain technology has emerged to provide a promising solution for such issues. In this paper, we propose the block-supply chain, a new decentralized supply chain that detects counterfeiting attacks using blockchain and Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies. Block-supply chain replaces the centralized supply chain design and utilizes a new proposed consensus protocol that is, unlike existing protocols, fully decentralized and balances between efficiency and security. Our simulations show that the proposed protocol offers remarkable performance with a satisfactory level of security compared to the state of the art consensus protocol Tendermint. |
| URL | http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3211933.3211939 |
| DOI | 10.1145/3211933.3211939 |
| Citation Key | alzahrani_block-supply_2018 |
Block-Supply Chain: A New Anti-Counterfeiting Supply Chain Using NFC and Blockchain