A Robust Vehicle to Network Communication using Quantum Blockchain Cryptography and Federated Learning

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This form of communication is designed to provide a seamless autonomous driving experience through constant data sharing among autonomous vehicles and their surrounding infrastructures. However, this massive data exchange creates significant data vulnerability and security threats, such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, spoofing, and many others within the V2N communication network. To address this problem, the study proposes a novel quantum-resistant framework integrating blockchain technology and federated learning to enhance the security and privacy of V2N communications. In accordance with this objective, a design science research methodology was adopted, and a framework was developed using VEINS as the primary simulation tool for modelling vehicular networks and communication behaviours. In addition, the study employed the use of TensorFlow Federated and Hyperledger Fabric for client model aggregation and a tamper-proof ledger that manages model updates and access requests, respectively. The results of the study reveal that the proposed framework has a 92.4% rate of malicious node detection during the first three FL rounds, an increased speed of 28%, and a reduced packet overhead of 35% as compared to traditional ECC-based methods. Finally, under high-density traffic conditions, the network communication performance improved, with latency decreased by 18% and throughput increased by 22% due to the improved security framework. Highlighting these results, this study provides a unique contribution to research, as it is the first to combine blockchain, Federated Learning, and Post Quantum Cryptography into a singular V2N security framework and achieves results that surpass traditional approaches. While the result provides a promising security indication, future work must extend testing to real-world vehicular environments and explore lightweight consensus mechanisms. Theoretical Computer Science Vehicular Adhoc Network Blockchain Cryptography Federated Learning Lattice Based Encryption Learning With Error Post Quantum Cryptography Vehicle to Network Communication (V2N communication) Kyber Encryption Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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