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International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies

International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies (IJBC)

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International Journal of Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies (2 papers in press)

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  • Crowdsourcing clinical research utilizing blockchain-based incentivization systems   Order a copy of this article
    by Phillip Olla, Lauren K. Elliott, Mustafa T. Abumeeiz, Joshua Zegrean, Vijay Rajasekar 
    Abstract: During the ongoing pandemic, the organisation of clinical trials has proven problematic for many researchers. Recruitment challenges aside, the need to maintain participant safety has made it difficult for researchers to enrol a suitable number of participants. As such, many researchers have had to adopt a virtual approach to conducting clinical trials. Virtual clinical trials have the potential to enable mass enrolment of participants in studies, ultimately crowdsourcing clinical data. However, there remains a need to encourage participation in studies and protect data. To overcome this, an incentivisation system which can be trusted by participants and researchers has been discussed in this paper. Titled Cashish, this system is a blockchain-based incentivisation network that encourages participant recruitment by awarding cryptocurrency that can be used in marketplace transactions. Blockchain technology eliminates the need for trust-based systems and allows researchers to be transparent with participants while participants remain anonymous.
    Keywords: blockchain; cryptocurrency; cannabis research; virtual clinical trials.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJBC.2021.10042090
     
  • Decentralized Domain Authentication   Order a copy of this article
    by Shehyaaz Khan Nayazi, Mohammed Sufiyan Aman, Shakshi Pandey, Riyanchhi Agrawal, Namratha M 
    Abstract: Transport layer security protocols ensure secure and encrypted communications on the internet. The security of TLS protocols relies on properly validating digital certificates containing the public keys of domains during the handshake authentication. These certificates are issued by certificate authorities (CAs). However, mis-issued certificates have been used to attack users. To monitor CA behaviour, certificate transparency (CT) and a decentralised system, instant karma public key infrastructure (IKP) were proposed, however, they do not tackle domain misbehaviour. Based on CT and IKP, a decentralised system is proposed using the Ethereum framework to handle the misbehaviour of domains and enhance the security of TLS. The proposed system utilises CT logs to detect and respond to domain misbehaviour.
    Keywords: certificate transparency; online certificate transparency protocol; OCSP; signed certificate timestamp; SCT; blockchain; smart contract; transport layer security; instant karma PKI; IKP; decentralised domain authentication. instant karma PKI; IKP.

 

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