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Summary

  • The initial submission of this article was received on July 14th, 2023 and was peer-reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • The Academic Editor made their initial decision on October 23rd, 2023.
  • The first revision was submitted on November 13th, 2023 and was reviewed by 2 reviewers and the Academic Editor.
  • A further revision was submitted on November 27th, 2023 and was reviewed by 1 reviewer and the Academic Editor.
  • The article was Accepted by the Academic Editor on December 11th, 2023.

Version 0.3 (accepted)

· Dec 11, 2023 · Academic Editor

Accept

The paper has addressed all problems.

[# PeerJ Staff Note - this decision was reviewed and approved by Vicente Alarcon-Aquino, a 'PeerJ Computer Science' Section Editor covering this Section #]

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

Thanks to the authors for the review work done. The authors have appropriately addressed and corrected all the issues as per my previous comments. The related work has been enriched, and the indistinct description, as well as deficient analysis, have been improved and refined. More discussions have also been added. This paper has been comprehensively improved, in terms of correctness, completeness and readability to reach the standard for publication.

Experimental design

no comments

Validity of the findings

no comments

Additional comments

no comments

Version 0.2

· Nov 24, 2023 · Academic Editor

Minor Revisions

I suggest the author should improve your English writing.

**Language Note:** The Academic Editor has identified that the English language must be improved. PeerJ can provide language editing services - please contact us at copyediting@peerj.com for pricing (be sure to provide your manuscript number and title). Alternatively, you should make your own arrangements to improve the language quality and provide details in your response letter. – PeerJ Staff

Reviewer 1 ·

Basic reporting

The authors have addressed my concerns. This manuscript is recommended for acceptance.

Experimental design

N/A.

Validity of the findings

N/A.

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

Authors revised the manuscript according to reviewers comments and suggestions. Manuscript quality is enhanced and its scientific value increased. However, going through the manuscript one can easily spot few lingual and grammatical issues which needs to be addressed. so, authors suggested to get the manuscript proofread by a fluent English speaker to avoid such issues. Also, authors need to double check the reference style which has to meet with the journal one.

Experimental design

No comments

Validity of the findings

No comments

Version 0.1 (original submission)

· Oct 23, 2023 · Academic Editor

Major Revisions

In my opinion, I think the paper needs major revision.

**PeerJ Staff Note:** Please ensure that all review and editorial comments are addressed in a response letter and any edits or clarifications mentioned in the letter are also inserted into the revised manuscript where appropriate.

**Language Note:** The review process has identified that the English language must be improved. PeerJ can provide language editing services - please contact us at copyediting@peerj.com for pricing (be sure to provide your manuscript number and title). Alternatively, you should make your own arrangements to improve the language quality and provide details in your response letter. – PeerJ Staff

Reviewer 1 ·

Basic reporting

In this manuscript, the authors propose a multi copy integrity check scheme that supports cloud based IoT probability auditing. They also demonstrated the performance of this new design through analysis and implementation. The overall idea and structure of the article are clear. However, there are some improvements that need to be made before it can be considered for publication.

1. It is recommended that the author improve the text and seek guidance from fluent English speakers to increase the readability of this article.
2. It is recommended to clarify the connection between the comparison schemes and the reasons for their selection in the "Experiment" section, and to provide a more detailed description of the significance of the comparison content.
3. It is recommended that the author provide new insights and future research directions in the "Conclusion" section.

Experimental design

no comment

Validity of the findings

no comment

Reviewer 2 ·

Basic reporting

no comment

Experimental design

no comment

Validity of the findings

no comment

Additional comments

In this manuscript, authors proposed a multi-copy integrity verification scheme that supports probabilistic auditing. Under the CDH assumption, the proposed scheme has been proven to be secure and it aims to solve the problem of simultaneous verification of the integrity of multiple replicas. Authors suggested to address the following comments and suggestions when preparing the revised version:
= Abstract: section needs to be re-drafted to be self-contained means it has to clearly show the hypothesis, methodology, techniques and tools used, and the results obtained.
= Keywords: Authors suggested to update the keywords by selecting more relevant terms. Keywords play important role in the appearance of the manuscript in scholars search which will give it more hits and more citations.
= Introduction: authors advised to add one more paragraph at the end of the section to show the organization of the rest of the paper.
= What limitations authors faced during this research work? If there is any.
= What assumptions authors made during the simulation phase of this research work? If there is any.
= What limitations authors faced during this research work? If there is any.
= Authors suggested to update the introduction and the related work sections by including more of the recent published works in the field.
= Conclusion: The conclusion should be abstracted so authors need to consider re-drafting it.
= Authors need to confirm that all acronyms are defined before being used for first time.
= Authors need to confirm that all mathematical notations are defined when being used for first time.
= Authors suggested to proofread the manuscript after addressing all comments to avoid any typo, grammatical, and lingual mistakes and errors.

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