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Mastering blockchain : distributed ledgers, decentralization and smart contracts explained /
Distributed ledgers, decentralization and smart contracts explained About This Book Get to grips with the underlying technical principles and implementations of blockchain. Build powerful applications using Ethereum to secure transactions and create smart contracts. Explore cryptography, mine crypto...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birmingham, UK :
Packt Publishing Ltd.,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Customer Feedback; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Blockchain 101; Distributed systems; CAP theorem; Byzantine Generals problem; Consensus; Consensus mechanisms; Types of consensus mechanism; The history of blockchain; Electronic cash; The concept of electronic cash; Introduction to blockchain; Various technical definitions of blockchains; Generic elements of a blockchain; Addresses; Transaction; Block; Peer-to-peer network; Scripting or programming language; Virtual machine; State machine; Nodes; Smart contracts.
- Features of a blockchain; Distributed consensus; Transaction verification; Platforms for smart contracts; Transferring value between peers; Generating cryptocurrency; Smart property; Provider of security; Immutability; Uniqueness; Smart contracts; Applications of blockchain technology; How blockchains accumulate blocks; Tiers of blockchain technology; Blockchain 1.0; Blockchain 2.0; Blockchain 3.0; Generation X (Blockchain X); Types of blockchain; Public blockchains; Private blockchains; Semi-private blockchains; Sidechains; Permissioned ledger; Distributed ledger; Shared ledger.
- Fully private and proprietary blockchains; Tokenized blockchains; Tokenless blockchains; Consensus in blockchain; Proof of Work; Proof of Stake; Delegated Proof of Stake; Proof of Elapsed Time; Deposit-based consensus; Proof of importance; Federated consensus or federated Byzantine consensus; Reputation-based mechanisms; Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance; CAP theorem and blockchain; Benefits and limitations of blockchain; Decentralization; Transparency and trust; Immutability; High availability; Highly secure; Simplification of current paradigms; Faster dealings; Cost saving.
- Challenges and limitations of blockchain technology; Summary; Chapter 2: Decentralization; Decentralization using blockchain; Methods of decentralization; Disintermediation; Through competition; Routes to decentralization; How to decentralize; Examples; Blockchain and full ecosystem decentralization; Storage; Communication; Computation; Smart contract; Decentralized organizations; Decentralized autonomous organizations; Decentralized autonomous corporations; Decentralized autonomous societies; Decentralized applications; Requirements of a decentralized application; Operations of a DAPP.
- Examples; KYC-Chain; OpenBazaar; Lazooz; Platforms for decentralization; Ethereum; Maidsafe; Lisk; Summary; Chapter 3: Cryptography and Technical Foundations; Introduction; Mathematics; Set; Group; Field; A finite field; Order; Prime fields; Ring; A cyclic group; An abelian group; Modular arithmetic; Cryptography; Confidentiality; Integrity; Authentication; Entity authentication; Data origin authentication; Non-repudiation; Accountability; Cryptographic primitives; Symmetric cryptography; Stream ciphers; Block ciphers; Block encryption mode; Keystream generation modes.
- Message authentication modes.