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Design Principle

DP4 - Linearly scalable architecture

Certify data on the basis of a linearly scalable system architecture.

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DP4
Source paper
Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data
Timestamp
2026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00
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blockchain-iot-sensor-datadata-certificationdesign-principledesign-theoryiotprivacy

Design principle DP4: Linearly scalable architecture

Certify data on the basis of a linearly scalable system architecture.

Source paper

This design principle is proposed by Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data (Mathieu Chanson, Andreas Bogner, Dominik Bilgeri, Elgar Fleisch, Felix Wortmann, 2019).

Addresses

  • Design requirement DR3: Large data-volume throughput
  • Design requirement DR4: Economic feasibility

Implemented by

  • Design feature DF4: Storage service
  • Design feature DF5: Raw data storage

Citations

[1] Mathieu Chanson, Andreas Bogner, Dominik Bilgeri, Elgar Fleisch, Felix Wortmann. Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data. Journal of the Association for Information Systems 20(9), 2019, 1271-1307. https://doi.org/10.17705/1jais.00567 (opens in a new tab) [2] Source document: Blockchain for the IoT.pdf

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DF4 - Storage service

A storage service that writes encrypted raw data into raw-data storage and propagates the signed hash transaction to the blockchain and verification storage.

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DF5 - Raw data storage

Encrypted raw sensor data is stored in a (centralized) mass-storage or cloud system.

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Design Requirement

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Design Requirement
design-knowledge/blockchain-iot-sensor-data-dr3

DR3 - Large data-volume throughput

Enable large data-volume throughput in the generation, processing and exchange of IoT sensor data.

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Design Requirement
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DR4 - Economic feasibility

Ensure economic feasibility of the sensor-data generation, processing and exchange system.

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Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data

The paper proposes a design theory (requirements, principles, and features) for a blockchain-based sensor data protection system that certifies IoT data, ensuring tamper-resistant, privacy-preserving, scalable and efficient data gathering, processing and exchange, demonstrated with the CertifiCar instantiation.

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Design principle DP4: Linearly scalable architecture Certify data on the basis of a linearly scalable system architecture. Source paper This design principle is proposed by Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data (Mathieu Chanson, Andreas Bogner, Dominik Bilgeri, Elgar Fleisch, Felix Wortmann, 2019). Addresses Design requirement DR3: Large data-volume throughput Design requirement DR4: Economic feasibility Implemented by Design feature DF4: Storage service Design feature DF5: Raw data storage Citations [1] Mathieu Chanson, Andreas Bogner, Dominik Bilgeri, Elgar Fleisch, Felix Wortmann. Blockchain for the IoT: Privacy-Preserving Protection of Sensor Data.…

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  • blockchain-iot-sensor-data
  • data-certification
  • design-principle
  • design-theory
  • iot
  • privacy
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