A Blockchain-Assisted Trust Access Authentication System for Solid

Abstract

The Solid (Social Linked Data) project focuses on data sharing and privacy security and aims to build a decentralized ecosystem that radically changes the way web applications work today. Our goal is to introduce a ''trust access authentication system'' to achieve secure authentication and fine-grained access control, thereby promoting the implementation of Solid. Blockchain, equipped with multiple security properties and authentication functions, is a crucial technology. In this paper, we present a blockchainassisted system for secure authentication in Solid and for implementation of fine-grained access control policies. Specifically, we explore to integrate threshold RSA signatures in a permissioned blockchain system to enable a fault-tolerant distributed signature scheme, thereby enhancing the resilience and robustness of authentication system. Moreover, we utilize smart contract to control transaction flows and manage access control policies automatically. Experimental results show that our proposed trust access authentication system enhances security, scales well, and is efficient and economically feasible.

Focus on Blockchain: A Comprehensive Survey on Academic and Application

“…Sinisa Matetic et al [48] proposed a new Bitcoin protection method for light client competition, which provided significant protection for light clients. Ting Cai et al designed a Blockchain-Assisted Trust Access Authentication System for Solid [49]. With the increasing interest of blockchain in academic research and industry, the security and privacy of blockchain will attract considerable attention gradually.…”

Blockchain based resource governance for decentralized web environments

“…Ramachandran et al (2020) demonstrate how together Solid data stores (namely, pods) and blockchains can be used for trustless verification with confidentiality. Patel et al (2019) propose a fully decentralized protocol named DAuth that leverages asymmetric encryption in order to implement authentication; Cai et al (2020) introduce a secure Solid authentication mechanism, integrating Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) signatures into permissioned blockchain systems. In turn, Becker et al (2021) demonstrate how data stored in Solid pods can be monetized by leveraging a blockchain based payment system.…”

Blockchain Driven Access Control Mechanisms, Models and Frameworks: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Big Data, Application Binaries, Plant Phenotyping and Industry 4.0 Systems, Enterprise applications -The other application domains that the studies targeted have provided a direction to be followed to further the research in these application areas. The areas that were focused on were big data [49], application binaries [62], plant phenotyping [63], industry 4.0 systems [84], enterprise applications [46,59], solid ecosystem [28], file sharing [74], digital currency [16], knowledge management systems [30], global internet economy [78] and some generic applications as well.…”