Simulation results from highlighted case studies demonstrate that
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Simulation results from highlighted case studies demonstrate that—despite resource constraints and privacy issues—blockchain’s intense presence in IoT networks ensures ongoing progress toward a more secure and resilient IoT landscape, necessitating further research into lightweight cryptography, efficient consensus mechanisms, and privacy-preserving techniques to overcome existing barriers.
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Sourced from the stated research gap and conclusions and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 99 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- An intelligent RFID-based healthcare informatics system using trust-based access control for data access and situational awareness (2026) · The Journal of Supercomputing · doi
The lack of secure access control, data confidentiality, and communication efficiency in conventional RFID-based healthcare systems. The need for a lightweight authenticated encryption algorithm for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of healthcare information. The requirement for a blockchain-based audit layer to ensure that transactions are recorded in an immutable and secure manner.
generalstated research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: lack secure access control data confidentiality communication efficiency Simulation results from highlighted case studies demonstrate that—despite resource constraints and privacy issues—blockchain’s intense presence in IoT networks ensures ongoing progress toward a more secure and resilient IoT landscape, necessitat- ing further research into lightweight cryptography, efficient consensus mechanisms, and privacy-preserving techniques to overcome existing barriers.
generalconclusionsevidence 5/5Keywords: privacy simulation highlighted case demonstrate despite resource constraints issues blockchain intense presence networks ensures ongoing- An AI-Driven Framework for Integrated Security and Privacy in Internet of Things Using Quantum-Resistant Blockchain (2025) · Future Internet · cited 29× · doi
The proliferation of IoT devices in critical infrastructure, industrial systems, and healthcare environments gives rise to new cybersecurity challenges. The potential for increased storage requirements, especially in large-scale IoT networks, due to the use of blockchain-based identity management. The need to balance security and performance in resource-constrained IoT environments, where devices have limited processing power and memory.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: proliferation iot devices critical infrastructure industrial systems healthcare
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