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Simorgh, a fully decentralized blockchain-based secure communication system

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Every industry, government and even culture has been affected by the recent progress of modern technology. Communication and the communication industry are no exception to this. Most communication systems operate in a centralize manner; this is in conflict with information security and privacy. These centralize systems cannot offer completely transparent, trustworthy, fast and uninterrupted communication. Decentralized communication systems can be secure and transparent, designed with the aid of blockchain technology. Blockchain technology is currently used extensively in communication systems, but none of them have provided a completely decentralized system for communication. We are looking to design a secure and decentralized data exchange network. In this paper We present Simorgh. Simorgh is a completely secure, decentralized system based on blockchain technology with the ability to exchange data and efficiently in the field of smart contracts in today’s world. To overcome some of the limitations of file saving, The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) technology has been used in this new system. We also discuss and analyze features and potential advantages of this system. Assuming that the Simorgh blockchain is identical to Ethereum blockchain, a smart contract is simulated.

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  2. https://ico.crypviser.net.

  3. Simorgh (/sɪˈmɜːrɡ/; Persian: سيمرغ, also spelled Simurgh, simorg, simurg, simoorg, simorq or simourv) is a benevolent, mythical bird in Iranian mythology and literature that helps good people and heroes. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as a phoenix.

  4. http://remix.ethereum.org.

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Mirzaei, E., Hadian Dehkordi, M. Simorgh, a fully decentralized blockchain-based secure communication system. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 13, 3903–3921 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-03660-5

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