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posted on 2022-06-07, 19:47 authored by omar cheikhrouhouomar cheikhrouhou, Ichrak Amdouni, Khaleel MershadKhaleel Mershad, Meryem Ammi, Tuan Nguyen

Cybersecurity  is an inherent characteristic that should be addressed before the large deployment of smart city applications. Recently, Blockchain appears as a promising technology to provide several cybersecurity aspects of smart city applications. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the existing blockchain-based solutions for the cybersecurity of the main smart city applications, namely smart healthcare, smart transportation, smart agriculture, supply chain management, smart grid, and smart homes. We describe the existing solutions and we discuss their merits and limits. Moreover, we define the security requirements of each smart city application and we give a mapping of the studied solutions to these defined requirements. Additionally, future directions are given. We believe that the present survey is a good starting point for every researcher in the fields of cybersecurity, blockchain, and smart cities.

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khaleel.mershad@lau.edu.lb

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0000-0003-3786-5529

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Lebanese American University

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  • Lebanon

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