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In this context, the original concept of vehicular networks is being transformed into a new concept known as connected and autonomous vehicles. Autonomous vehicular use yields a better experience and helps in reducing congestion by allowing current information to be obtained by the vehicles instantly. However, malicious users in the internet of vehicles may mislead the whole communication where intruders may compromise smart devices with the purpose of executing a malicious ploy. In order to prevent these issues, a blockchain technique is considered the best technique that provides secrecy and protection to the control system in real time conditions. In this paper, the issue of security in smart sensors of connected vehicles that can be compromised by expert intruders is addressed by proposing a blockchain framework. This study has further identified and validated the proposed mechanism based on various security criteria, such as fake requests of the user, compromise of smart devices, probabilistic authentication scenarios and alteration in stored user\u2019s ratings. The results have been analyzed against some existing approach and validated with improved simulated results that offer 79% success rate over the above-mentioned issues.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s19143165","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,19]],"date-time":"2019-07-19T03:14:41Z","timestamp":1563506081000},"page":"3165","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":170,"title":["A Blockchain Framework for Securing Connected and Autonomous Vehicles"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4761-1912","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Geetanjali","family":"Rathee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan 173234, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4990-5252","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashutosh","family":"Sharma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronics and Communication, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan 173234, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Razi","family":"Iqbal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Computer Information Technology, American University in the Emirates, Dubai 503000, UAE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2443-7234","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Moayad","family":"Aloqaily","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gnowit Inc., 308 Legget Drive, Suite 206, Ottawa, ON K2K 1Y6, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Naveen","family":"Jaglan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronics and Communication, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan 173234, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9329-4794","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rajiv","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronics and Communication, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan 173234, India"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Tonguz, O., Wisitpongphan, N., Bait, F., Mudaliget, P., and Sadekart, V. 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