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Securing Blockchain Networks like Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric

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Product type Book
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838646486
Pages 244 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Concepts
Author (1):
Alessandro Parisi Alessandro Parisi
Profile icon Alessandro Parisi

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface Section 1: Blockchain Security Core Concepts
Introducing Blockchain Security and Attack Vectors Cryptography Essentials Blockchain Security Assumptions Section 2: Architecting Blockchain Security
Trustless Blockchain Networks Securing Hyperledger Fabric Section 3: Securing Decentralized Apps and Smart Contracts
Decentralized Apps and Smart Contracts Preventing Threats for DApps and Smart Contracts Section 4: Preserving Data Integrity and Privacy
Exploiting Blockchain as an Attack Vector Analyzing Privacy and GDPR Compliance Issues Other Books You May Enjoy

Introducing DApps

Much of the attractiveness represented by blockchain technology is linked to the possibility of implementing safe and transparent solutions to solve common problems. We can develop DApps to exploit the characteristics of transparency and security made available by the blockchain. This development strategy is thus considered consistent with the logic of decentralization that it is possible to implement with blockchain technology.

In traditional software solutions, data is stored within a centralized server, and access to data is allowed through predefined application interfaces. As such, the architecture of traditional software solutions constitutes a single point of failure.

With the blockchain, however, the data is distributed in a myriad of nodes, in a redundant form, thus preventing the possibility of loss and corruption of the information stored. On the other...

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