Extensible, Customizable and Trustworthy SocialNetwork Data Sharing Platform: IPFS Approach

Extensible, Customizable and Trustworthy SocialNetwork Data Sharing Platform: IPFS Approach | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Extensible, Customizable and Trustworthy SocialNetwork Data Sharing Platform: IPFS Approach FARAG AHMED Azzedin This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4150448/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The proper utilization of the enormous data volume generated by IoT is predi-cated on the use of proper data sharing mechanisms that involve satisfying manycomplex requirements including scalability, performance, and security. Therefore,many blockchain-based data-sharing systems were proposed in the literature toaddress the problem of data sharing within different application domains thatsatisfy combinations of those requirements. However, these systems fully spec-ify how data is delivered between providers and consumers, which limits theircompatibility and customizability. Therefore, in this article, we address this issueby proposing a platform for traceable data sources where the delivery methodis user-definable. This allows existing data sources to be adapted by chainingthem to new data sources that deliver data in a way that satisfies consumerrequirements. This is in addition to enabling users to monetize their data sourcesand their delivery methods using different public blockchains. We evaluated theproposed platform by implementing two different use cases and the preliminaryresults show that the platform has great potential. InterPlanetary File System IPFS Blockchain Data Sharing Specification Trust Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. 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. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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