ATSCADA Blockchain Toolkit – Secure Industrial Data Management with Smart Technology

Introduction

Real-world issues in industrial SCADA systems

SCADA data is the lifeblood of smart factories, but 73% of industrial security incidents originate from undetected data modification.

Traditional risks

Log files can be deleted or edited after an incident (no legal evidence).
Silent data tampering cannot be detected (data is changed while the system continues operating normally).
Manual audits take 3–5 days for each inspection.
Does not comply with ISO 27001 / IEC 62443 standards for critical industries.

ATSCADA Blockchain Publisher Solution

LAYER 1: HASH CHAINING (On SCADA)
Each record contains PreviousHash + CurrentHash.
Any modification will break the entire hash chain.

LAYER 2: IMMUTABLE STORAGE (On IPFS)
JSON files are uploaded to Pinata IPFS.
Content-addressed storage → CID is the unique fingerprint of the file.

LAYER 3: BLOCKCHAIN RECORD (On Sepolia)
CID + ChainHeadHash are recorded on the blockchain.
Cannot be deleted or modified → Permanent legal evidence.

LAYER 4: CHAINLINK VERIFICATION (Oracle Network)
Chainlink Oracle automatically fetches files from IPFS.
Recomputes hash chaining → Compares with ChainHeadHash on the blockchain.
Results are recorded on the blockchain (VerificationResult event).

Objective: Help business managers preserve data and maintain data integrity, preventing unauthorized or incorrect data modifications through ATSCADA Blockchain.

Requirements

Operating System: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
RAM: Minimum 8GB (16GB recommended)
Free Disk Space: At least 4GB
A decentralized crypto wallet such as MetaMask is required to perform publish transactions for ATSCADA Blockchain.

Technical Architecture & Security Model

SCADA Application (On-Premises)

Writes data to JSON files:

iDataBCLogger → datalog_.json
iAlarmBCLogger → alarmlog_.json

Applies Hash Chaining to ensure data integrity:

Each record contains:

Index
PreviousHash (hash of the previous record)
CurrentHash (hash of the current record)
Data (SCADA data: TagName, Value, etc.)

Files are rotated:

When reaching ~10MB
Or daily

ATSCADA Blockchain Publisher (Windows Service)

a. Auto-Publish Service (Background)

Automatically runs in the background:

Scans folders every 5 minutes
Skips files currently being written (lastWriteTime < 15s)
Checks data integrity (hash chain)
Prevents duplicate publishing (checks ChainHeadHash on the blockchain)

b. User Interface (History Tab)

Allows users to:

Filter by time (From / To Date)

Filter by Tag (Temp, Humi, Pressure, etc.) for applications such as hospital temperature humidity monitoring systems.

View detailed JSON data (from IPFS)

Export Excel reports

External Services

IPFS (Pinata)

Upload file → receive CID

Blockchain (Sepolia)

Store CID + ChainHeadHash

Chainlink Oracle

Verify hash chain
Record verification results on the blockchain

Overall Workflow

1. SCADA writes data → JSON file (with hash chaining)
2. Service reads file → checks → uploads to IPFS
3. Receives CID → records on the blockchain
4. Oracle verifies data integrity for ATSCADA Blockchain

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Installation and Initial Configuration

Follow the recommended project deployment guide before configuring the application environment.

1. Prepare the Blockchain Environment

a) MetaMask

i. Purpose: Manage Private Keys
ii. Registration Link: https://metamask.io/

iii.

b) Sepolia Faucet (or another Publish Blockchain network)

i. Purpose: Manage Publish Blockchain data for ATSCADA Blockchain.

c) Pinata (or another IPFS network)
i. Purpose: To manage data files on IPFS

d) Chainlink Functions
i. Purpose: Oracle verification

2. Application Configuration
Open ATSCADA Blockchain Publisher with Administrator privileges because the application will access the server’s C drive.

Then click on Test Connection to get your Wallet Address:

Finally, click Save Settings to save all the settings for future use.

Step-by-step instructions:

Step 1: Prepare the data files logged from iDataBCLogger & iAlarmBCLogger

Open ATDriverServer and register the following tags:

Register tags with iTagBuilder.

Open Visual Studio => Create New Project => Windows Forms Application => select .NET Framework 4.5.

Drag the iDataBCLogger tool into Form1.

• Setting properties:
• Driver: Select iDriver1
  Collection:

Build and run the application with administrator privileges because the data files will be saved to the server’s C drive.

Step 2: Upload files via ATSCADA Blockchain Publisher

Start Service: Proceed with uploading the data file just saved from the iDataBCLogger tool.

Step 3: View the results

1. View the data on Pinata
Access the Pinata website => Log in to your account
https://app.pinata.cloud/ipfs/files
You will see the latest file that Blockchain Publisher has just uploaded.

You can click to view the file contents:

2. Viewing data on the Publish Blockchain

• Access the page https://sepolia.etherscan.io/
• Copy the Wallet Address from the ATSCADA Blockchain Publisher software and paste it into the search field.

• You will see information about the transactions that have just been made.

• Click on a transaction, then switch to the Logs tab.

3. View data on the ATSCADA Publish Blockchain application. Switch to the History tab to view the file publishing history.

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