IOTASDN: IOTA 2.0 Smart Contracts for Securing Software-Defined Networking Ecosystem

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202407.1200.v2
• Publication Date: 2024-09-04T01:46:34Z
• Authors: Mohamed Fartitchou; Ismail Lamaakal; Yassine Maleh; Khalid El Makkaoui; Zakaria El Allali; Paweł Pławiak; Fahad Alblehai; Ahmed A. Abd El-L...
• Keywords: Smart contract

Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has revolutionized network management by providing unprecedented flexibility, control, and efficiency. However, its centralized architecture introduces critical security vulnerabilities. This paper a novel approach to securing SDN environments using IOTA 2.0 smart contracts. The proposed system utilizes the Tangle, directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure, improve scalability efficiency while eliminating transaction fees reducing energy consumption. We introduce three contracts: Authority, Access Control, DoS Detector, ensure trusted secure operations, prevent unauthorized access, maintain integrity of control data, mitigate denial-of-service attacks. Through comprehensive simulations Mininet ShimmerEVM Test Network, we demonstrate efficacy our in enhancing security. Our findings highlight potential contracts provide robust, decentralized solution for environments, paving way further integration blockchain technologies management.