NASA Publishes Proposal for Air Traffic Management Blockchain Based on HyperLedger 📡🛰️

The proposed system would employ an open-source permissioned blockchain to enable secure, private and anonymous communication with air traffic services. According to the document, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance System (ADS-B) — which will be mandatory by 2020 — is subject to third-party spoofing as it publicly broadcasts aircraft positions. Spoofing, the researchers explain, is when false aircraft position are reported. The researchers note that implementing cryptography has been proposed in order to address both the privacy issues and spoofing.🔥🔝 ✔️