A secure double spectrum auction scheme

Abstract

With the arrival of the 5G era, wireless communication technologies and services are rapidly exhausting the limited spectrum resources. Spectrum auctions came into being, which can effectively utilize spectrum resources. Because of the complexity of the electronic spectrum auction network environment, the security of spectrum auction can not be guaranteed. Most scholars focus on researching the security of the single-sided auctions, while ignoring the practical scenario of a secure double spectrum auction where participants are composed of multiple sellers and buyers. Researchers begin to design the secure double spectrum auction mechanisms, in which two semi-honest agents are introduced to finish the spectrum auction rules. But these two agents may collude with each other or be bribed by buyers and sellers, which may create security risks, therefore, a secure double spectrum auction is proposed in this paper. Unlike traditional secure double spectrum auctions, the spectrum auction server with Software Guard Extensions (SGX) component is used in this paper, which is an Ethereum blockchain platform that performs spectrum auctions. A secure double spectrum protocol is also designed, using SGX technology and cryptographic tools such as Paillier cryptosystem, stealth address technology and one-time ring signatures to well protect the private information of spectrum auctions. In addition, the smart contracts provided by the Ethereum blockchain platform are executed to assist offline verification, and to verify important spectrum auction information to ensure the fairness and impartiality of spectrum auctions. Finally, security analysis and performance evaluation of our protocol are discussed.

Keywords

Secure double spectrum auction / SGX technology / Privacy information / Ethereum platform / Verification

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