Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs) are a prominent technology in the drive towards establishing smart transportation systems in the Digital Transformation (DX) era. These networks provide users with critical road information for optimal route selection and accident avoidance. However, the openness of VANETs environment makes them susceptible to various cyber threats. Therefore, authenticating the entities that join the network is necessary and crucial for ensuring the security and integrity of VANET communications. Kerberos is one of the authentication protocols that ensure security, as the password and key are never directly sent among the entities. However, ensuring secure and efficient authentication, especially in VANET handovers, remains a challenge. This paper introduces an innovative authentication system for VANETs that leverages the combined power of blockchain and Kerberos. The system stores Kerberos authenticator messages in a distributed ledger within the blockchain, accessible to Trusted Authorities (TAS) and all RSUs. This approach streamlines vehicle handovers and safeguards authenticator messages against adversarial tampering. It exhibits minimal signalling overhead and authentication delay, ensuring swift and secure authentication processes. We verify the proposal’s effectiveness by simulating the VANETs environment with 100 vehicles, 4 RSUs, and 1 TAS using Omnet++ with the Tsushima, Japan area map.