Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0

The preface of the permeated metaverse together with Web 3.0, has confluenced virtual and physical reality and can revolutionize social networks, healthcare, gaming and the educational system. Unfortunately, this assimilation has divulged ways for physical and virtual-reality-synthesized security th...

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Main Authors: Garima Thakur, Deepika Gautam, Pankaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar Das, Vivekananda Bhat K., Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
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author Garima Thakur
Deepika Gautam
Pankaj Kumar
Ashok Kumar Das
Vivekananda Bhat K.
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
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description The preface of the permeated metaverse together with Web 3.0, has confluenced virtual and physical reality and can revolutionize social networks, healthcare, gaming and the educational system. Unfortunately, this assimilation has divulged ways for physical and virtual-reality-synthesized security threats like avatar impersonation and sybil attacks. Furthermore, the divergence in metaverse platforms and the involvement of central intermediaries prompted the demand for interoperability, security provisions and decentralization. Therefore, this paper projects a blockchain-integrated authentication protocol for a seamless interface in a cross-platform metaverse network with Web 3.0. The proposed mechanisms are structured for user and avatar authentication within cross-platforms while furnishing conditional traceability, an avatar-update phase and a revocation phase. The blockchain network hinges on characteristics of a consortium blockchain and the voting-based Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT) consensus algorithm. The security of the proposed network is displayed by harnessing the Real-or-Random (RoR) oracle model and informal analysis. The operational effectiveness of the suggested system is gauged through an assessment of relevant existing work based on metrics such as communication, bandwidth, and computational costs. The study’s results indicate that the proposed system exhibits better computation and communication overhead compared to other systems, making it well-suited for metaverse applications in Web 3.0.
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spelling doaj-art-b20fd717895948b59a12a6f9af58f98e2024-11-27T00:00:57ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society2644-125X2024-01-0157244726110.1109/OJCOMS.2024.349454810747237Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0Garima Thakur0Deepika Gautam1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5546-6113Pankaj Kumar2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4589-3573Ashok Kumar Das3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5196-9589Vivekananda Bhat K.4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3411-9221Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8657-3800Srinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala, IndiaSrinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala, IndiaSrinivasa Ramanujan Department of Mathematics, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala, IndiaCenter for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, IndiaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, IndiaHigher School of Technology, Amazonas State University, Manaus, BrazilThe preface of the permeated metaverse together with Web 3.0, has confluenced virtual and physical reality and can revolutionize social networks, healthcare, gaming and the educational system. Unfortunately, this assimilation has divulged ways for physical and virtual-reality-synthesized security threats like avatar impersonation and sybil attacks. Furthermore, the divergence in metaverse platforms and the involvement of central intermediaries prompted the demand for interoperability, security provisions and decentralization. Therefore, this paper projects a blockchain-integrated authentication protocol for a seamless interface in a cross-platform metaverse network with Web 3.0. The proposed mechanisms are structured for user and avatar authentication within cross-platforms while furnishing conditional traceability, an avatar-update phase and a revocation phase. The blockchain network hinges on characteristics of a consortium blockchain and the voting-based Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT) consensus algorithm. The security of the proposed network is displayed by harnessing the Real-or-Random (RoR) oracle model and informal analysis. The operational effectiveness of the suggested system is gauged through an assessment of relevant existing work based on metrics such as communication, bandwidth, and computational costs. The study’s results indicate that the proposed system exhibits better computation and communication overhead compared to other systems, making it well-suited for metaverse applications in Web 3.0.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10747237/Metaverseauthenticationblockchaincross-platforminteroperabilityWeb 3.0
spellingShingle Garima Thakur
Deepika Gautam
Pankaj Kumar
Ashok Kumar Das
Vivekananda Bhat K.
Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
Metaverse
authentication
blockchain
cross-platform
interoperability
Web 3.0
title Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
title_full Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
title_fullStr Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
title_full_unstemmed Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
title_short Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability for Metaverse Environment in Web 3.0
title_sort blockchain assisted cross platform authentication protocol with conditional traceability for metaverse environment in web 3 0
topic Metaverse
authentication
blockchain
cross-platform
interoperability
Web 3.0
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10747237/
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