Citations

Existing Citations

  • blockchain (p.1): A type of distributed ledger database that maintains a continuously growing list of transaction records ordered into blocks with various protections against tampering and revisions. (†2140)
  • consensus mechanism (p.1): A method of authenticating and validating a value or transaction on a Blockchain or a distributed ledger without the need to trust or rely on a central authority. Consensus mechanisms are central to the functioning of any blockchain or distributed ledger. (†2141)
  • distributed ledger technology (p.1): A digital record of ownership that differs from traditional database technology, since there is no central administrator or central data storage; instead, the ledger is replicated among many different nodes in a peer-to-peer network, and each transaction is uniquely signed with a private key. (†2142)
  • fault tolerance (p.17): The property that enables a system to continue operating properly even if some of its components fail. (†2144)
  • federated consensus (p.17): A way to achieve Byzantine agreement (consensus) in which nodes can share another node and reach consensus without directly knowing all other nodes (†2145)
  • hash function (p.18): An application programming interface creates, through a process called hashing, a unique key or digital fingerprint for each file. (†2338)
  • hash value (p.18): An application programming interface creates, through a process called hashing, a unique key or digital fingerprint for each file. (†2146)
  • hierarchical deterministic keys (p.18): A deterministic wallet is a system of deriving keys from a single starting point known as a seed. The seed allows a user to easily backup and restore a wallet without needing any other information and can, in some cases, allow the creation of public addresses without the knowledge of the private key (†2337)
  • interledger protocol (p.18): Connects legacy ledgers of the past with the distributed ledgers of the future. (†2152)
  • leader-based consensus (p.18): A type of consensus in which a leader is elected and stays in control until a vote decides on a new leader. In this model, it is the leader who validates transactions and sends data to the other nodes. (†2153)
  • multisignatures (multisigs) (p.18): An authentication function that allows a group of users to sign a single document with more than one private key. (†2147)
  • node (p.1): Members or systems of a consensus network or a server that holds a replicated copy of the ledger and can have varying roles: to issue, verify, receive, inform, etc. For all intents and purposes, a node can be a virtual machine (VM) instance. (†2143)
  • node-to-node (p.18): A mechanism in which only two nodes involved in a transaction take part; in effect, it eschews traditional consensus mechanism. (†2154)
  • nonce (p.18): A unique identifier used to get into a network just once. (†2148)
  • permissioned blockchain (p.18): A private network in which users set rules about access, the consensus mechanism, governance, participation, etc. (†2149)
  • practical Byzantine fault tolerance (PBFT) (p.18): A characteristic of a distributed computing system allowing for a certain amount of failures yet allows that system to continue operating and reach agreement. The traditional Byzantine consensus protocols today play a role in proof-of-concept settings where all nodes are known to each other (permissioned system) and authenticated and trusted validators within the network are chosen at random but always at a majority, which is resilient to Byzantine imposters and Sybil attacks. (†2155)
  • private key (p.18): An encryption key uniquely linked ot the owner and known only to the parties exchanged in a transaction; it is secretly held in a digital wallet. (†2340)
  • proprietary consensus mechanism (p.18): A consensus model that is unique in nature and may or may not be based off of any existing consensus algorithms. (†2156)
  • public blockchain (p.18): A network in which anyone can participate by reading data, submitting transactions, and participating in the validation process. (†2150)
  • public key (p.18): the public address where other wallets send transaction values (†2339)
  • sidechain (p.19): The transfer of assets from one mechanism to a separate "pegged" mechanism; special-purpose ledger. (†2341)
  • unspent transaction output (UTXO) (p.19): An unspent transaction model, in which assets are passed directly from one transaction's outputs to the next one's inputs and each output can only be spent once. (†2342)