When organizations decide to form a permissioned private blockchain network using Hyperledger Fabric, they need to consider several governance aspects, which will ultimately determine the overall security posture of the network. These governance aspects include, but are not limited to the following:
- How shall the network be bootstrapped and the members verified to create the network? Network bootstrap is the first step in creating a blockchain network. Different entities may come together to create a network. The entities may have an out-of-band communication to agree upon with the first set of members and establish governance policies, which will be discussed next.
- What is the process for a new entity to join the network (or a channel)? Defining a policy for admitting new members in the network is paramount and is governed by the business needs of the network.
- Who can deploy and upgrade chaincodes on peers in the network? Defining...
