Blockchain-Based location validation in an environment of mutual distrust
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https://doi.org/10.5753/jisa.2025.5039Keywords:
Blockchain, Decentralized, Location proof, Trust management, Vehicular networksAbstract
As technology advances, more and more of our day-to-day objects are made smart and communicate with each other. Vehicles are no exception. They can exchange data to increase safety on the road or find more efficient routes, among other conveniences. Just like every other moving object, many of these applications are location-dependent. However, the network is vulnerable to safety and privacy threats. Certain dishonest and misbehaving peers may try to exploit the network. Therefore, establishing trust between vehicles is one of the network's most important challenges. We propose a decentralized and verifiable model for verifying GPS data using Cartesi Rollups. In this way, we count on the scalability of the multilayer blockchain solution and avoid the communication overhead of a voting system. We evaluated this model by simulating it with SUMO, varying the density of fraudulent nodes and the signal range. Under these conditions, it was able to identify fraud attempts with more than 85% accuracy in the worst cases.
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