Document Type
Dissertation
Disciplines
1.2 COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, Computer Sciences
Abstract
Many people use the digital support of smart home systems to improve their homes' comfort, security, and efficiency (Komninos et al., 2011). However, with the growing number of users comes an increasing number of security challenges that must be addressed (Albany et al., 2022). To mitigate these concerns, the smart home industry is exploring new technologies beyond the traditional centralized server model. One promising technology is the Ethereum blockchain, a distributed database technology. However, it is unclear which concrete security advantages the use of this technology offers in the smart home area. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate whether there is a correlation between the use of the technology and the security of smart home systems against cyberattacks. To accomplish this, it is examined whether an Ethereum-based smart home system can defend against a larger variety of different cyberattacks than a classic smart home system with a central server.
Recommended Citation
Haberl, F.J. (2023). The Vulnerability through cyberattacks related to technological differences between centralized, server-based and Ethereum based Smart Home Systems. [Technological University Dublin].
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Publication Details
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Technological University Dublin for the degree of M.Sc. in Computer Science (Advanced Software Development) June 2023.