Security provisions in smart edge computing devices using blockchain and machine learning algorithms: a novel approach

It is difficult to manage massive amounts of data in an overlying environment with a single server. Therefore, it is necessary to comprehend the security provisions for erratic data in a dynamic environment. The authors are concerned about the security risk of vulnerable data in a Mobile Edge based distributive environment. As a result, edge computing appears to be an excellent perspective in which training can be done in an Edge-based environment. The combination of Edge computing and consensus approach of Blockchain in conjunction with machine learning techniques can further improve data security, mitigate the possibility of exposed data, and it reduces the risk of a data breach. As a result, the concept of federated learning provides a path for training the shared data. A dataset was collected that contained several vulnerable, exposed, recovered, and secured data and data security was precepted under the surveillance of two-factor authentication. This paper discusses the evolution of data and security flaws and their corresponding solutions in smart edge computing devices. The proposed model incorporates data security using consensus approach of Blockchain and machine learning techniques that include several classifiers and optimization techniques. Further, the authors applied the proposed algorithms in an edge computing environment by distributing several batches of data to different clients. As a result, the client privacy was maintained by using Blockchain servers. Furthermore, the authors segregated the client data into batches that were trained using the federated learning technique. The results obtained in this paper demonstrate the implementation of a Blockchain-based training model in an edge-based computing environment.