A novel approach for network resource sharing via blockchain

ABSTRACTAuthentication and access control are among the vital procedures to build efficient networks. Existing centralized solutions suffer from vulnerabilities to DoS attacks, high maintenance costs, and high computational load. Blockchain can provide unprecedented opportunities to improve existing methods. In this paper, we propose a Blockchain-based access control mechanism for providing access to network resources. Removing the single point of failure, decreasing the computational cost and load, high scalability and immutability, and trustful payment are some of the main advantages of the proposed model.