Sia is a decentralized cloud storage platform that allows users to rent storage from peers on the network. Storage providers agree to store clients' data and submit periodic proofs of storage to fulfill storage contracts. Sia uses a blockchain to record storage contracts and proofs. It aims to provide a decentralized alternative to centralized cloud storage with no single point of failure and with transparency and availability ensured through its consensus protocol.
2019 03 18_kenneth_simplebitcoinwebsite Hu Kenneth
This document discusses Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) and various Bitcoin wallet concepts. It describes three types of BIPs - standards track, informational, and process BIPs. It also discusses several important BIPs related to Bitcoin wallets, including BIP-32 which describes hierarchical deterministic wallets, BIP-39 which specifies mnemonic code for generating deterministic wallets, and BIP-44 which defines a logical hierarchy for deterministic wallets. Additionally, it covers other wallet-related topics like brain wallets, wallet import format, private/public keys, and signing/verifying messages.
Blockchain uses cryptography, distributed computing, and game theory to allow transactions to be recorded in a distributed ledger called a blockchain. The blockchain uses cryptography techniques like hashing and digital signatures to ensure security and integrity of data. Blockchain networks have different types of nodes, including full nodes that store the entire blockchain and partial nodes that only store necessary parts. Consensus mechanisms like proof-of-work are used to validate transactions and add new blocks to the distributed ledger.
MongoDB World 2019: New Encryption Capabilities in MongoDB 4.2: A Deep Dive i...MongoDB
Many applications with high-sensitivity workloads require enhanced technical options to control and limit access to confidential and regulated data. In some cases, system requirements or compliance obligations dictate a separation of duties for staff operating the database and those who maintain the application layer. In cloud-hosted environments, certain data are sometimes deemed too sensitive to store on third-party infrastructure. This is a common pain for system architects in the healthcare, finance, and consumer tech sectors — the benefits of managed, easily expanded compute and storage have been considered unavailable because of data confidentiality and privacy concerns.
This session will take a deep dive into new security capabilities in MongoDB 4.2 that address these scenarios, by enabling native client-side field-level encryption, using customer-managed keys. We will review how confidential data can be securely stored and easily accessed by applications running on MongoDB. Common query design patterns will be presented, with example code demonstrating strong end-to-end encryption in Atlas or on-premise. Implications for developers and others designing systems in regulated environments will be discussed, followed by a Q&A with senior MongoDB security engineers.
FOSE 2011: DNSSEC and the Government, Lessons LearnedNeustar, Inc.
At FOSE 2011, the panel discussion on the deployment of domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC) within government included Neustar VP and Senior Technologist, Rodney Joffe, who sat side-by-side with some of the industry’s best and discussed how federal IT managers can leverage private sector best practices to meet OMB and FISMA mandated DNSSEC requirements. Entitled “DNS-3: Private Sector Deployment in .com, .net, .org and Beyond,” the panel discussed lessons learned and how federal agencies that have yet to deploy DNSSEC can do so successfully. Visit http://www.ultradns.com for more information.
This document provides an overview of consensus models for distributed systems, including both "fast" and "slow" consensus. For slow consensus, it describes proof-of-work protocols like Bitcoin which achieve eventual consistency through mining, and proof-of-stake protocols which select validators randomly based on their stake. For fast consensus, it outlines private and federated models with a known set of validators, as well as delegated proof-of-stake and cryptographic sortition approaches. The document serves as a quick introduction to different consensus algorithms and their tradeoffs.
This document summarizes the Ergo platform, a decentralized platform for contractual sound money. It describes Ergo as a permissionless cryptocurrency focused on decentralization and long-term stability. Key aspects covered include Ergo's Autolykos proof-of-work consensus protocol, lightweight client support, the ErgoScript smart contract language, native token properties, voting and upgrade mechanisms, storage rent system, and current status with mining and listings on exchanges. The goal of Ergo is to serve as digital gold and a platform for building decentralized financial applications and tokenized assets.
2019 03 18_kenneth_simplebitcoinwebsite Hu Kenneth
This document discusses Bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIPs) and various Bitcoin wallet concepts. It describes three types of BIPs - standards track, informational, and process BIPs. It also discusses several important BIPs related to Bitcoin wallets, including BIP-32 which describes hierarchical deterministic wallets, BIP-39 which specifies mnemonic code for generating deterministic wallets, and BIP-44 which defines a logical hierarchy for deterministic wallets. Additionally, it covers other wallet-related topics like brain wallets, wallet import format, private/public keys, and signing/verifying messages.
Blockchain uses cryptography, distributed computing, and game theory to allow transactions to be recorded in a distributed ledger called a blockchain. The blockchain uses cryptography techniques like hashing and digital signatures to ensure security and integrity of data. Blockchain networks have different types of nodes, including full nodes that store the entire blockchain and partial nodes that only store necessary parts. Consensus mechanisms like proof-of-work are used to validate transactions and add new blocks to the distributed ledger.
MongoDB World 2019: New Encryption Capabilities in MongoDB 4.2: A Deep Dive i...MongoDB
Many applications with high-sensitivity workloads require enhanced technical options to control and limit access to confidential and regulated data. In some cases, system requirements or compliance obligations dictate a separation of duties for staff operating the database and those who maintain the application layer. In cloud-hosted environments, certain data are sometimes deemed too sensitive to store on third-party infrastructure. This is a common pain for system architects in the healthcare, finance, and consumer tech sectors — the benefits of managed, easily expanded compute and storage have been considered unavailable because of data confidentiality and privacy concerns.
This session will take a deep dive into new security capabilities in MongoDB 4.2 that address these scenarios, by enabling native client-side field-level encryption, using customer-managed keys. We will review how confidential data can be securely stored and easily accessed by applications running on MongoDB. Common query design patterns will be presented, with example code demonstrating strong end-to-end encryption in Atlas or on-premise. Implications for developers and others designing systems in regulated environments will be discussed, followed by a Q&A with senior MongoDB security engineers.
FOSE 2011: DNSSEC and the Government, Lessons LearnedNeustar, Inc.
At FOSE 2011, the panel discussion on the deployment of domain name system security extensions (DNSSEC) within government included Neustar VP and Senior Technologist, Rodney Joffe, who sat side-by-side with some of the industry’s best and discussed how federal IT managers can leverage private sector best practices to meet OMB and FISMA mandated DNSSEC requirements. Entitled “DNS-3: Private Sector Deployment in .com, .net, .org and Beyond,” the panel discussed lessons learned and how federal agencies that have yet to deploy DNSSEC can do so successfully. Visit http://www.ultradns.com for more information.
This document provides an overview of consensus models for distributed systems, including both "fast" and "slow" consensus. For slow consensus, it describes proof-of-work protocols like Bitcoin which achieve eventual consistency through mining, and proof-of-stake protocols which select validators randomly based on their stake. For fast consensus, it outlines private and federated models with a known set of validators, as well as delegated proof-of-stake and cryptographic sortition approaches. The document serves as a quick introduction to different consensus algorithms and their tradeoffs.
This document summarizes the Ergo platform, a decentralized platform for contractual sound money. It describes Ergo as a permissionless cryptocurrency focused on decentralization and long-term stability. Key aspects covered include Ergo's Autolykos proof-of-work consensus protocol, lightweight client support, the ErgoScript smart contract language, native token properties, voting and upgrade mechanisms, storage rent system, and current status with mining and listings on exchanges. The goal of Ergo is to serve as digital gold and a platform for building decentralized financial applications and tokenized assets.
Container Security via Monitoring and Orchestration - Container Security SummitDavid Timothy Strauss
Security is a basic requirement of modern applications, and developers are increasingly using containers in their development work. In this presentation, we explore the basic components of secure design (preparation, detection, and containment), how containers facilitate that work today (verification), and how container orchestration ought to support models of the future, especially ones that are hard to roll manually (PKI).
The document provides information about developing smart contracts and decentralized applications on Ethereum, including commonly used development tools and frameworks like Solidity, Truffle, Ganache, and MetaMask, as well as an overview of Ethereum accounts and how to deploy a simple smart contract to manage a bank.
UVic Startup Slam September 2014 (Kiind)sendwithus
The document discusses practical cryptography concepts like cryptographic hashing and HMAC. It explains that cryptographic hashes provide integrity by ensuring a message hasn't changed, but don't provide authenticity by themselves. HMAC adds authenticity by using a secret key along with a hash algorithm, so only the key holder can validate a hash. The document then discusses using HMAC for API authentication by including identifying information in JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) along with a signature to validate requests without database lookups. This allows authentication and authorization without initially accessing the database.
Outsmarting Smart Contracts - an essential walkthrough a blockchain security ...SecuRing
The most common blockchain-based application is Bitcoin - cryptocurrency worth a couple of thousands $ per BTC. But Bitcoin is built on the Blockchain 1.0. The second generation of blockchain opened a much broader field of application and is described as mechanism allowing programmable transactions. Smart Contracts, as they are called, are scripts that are executed and stored in the blockchain...
This document provides an overview of blockchain technology and distributed ledger technology. It defines key concepts like Bitcoin, Ethereum, permissioned and permissionless ledgers. It also describes popular blockchain platforms like Hyperledger Fabric and different aspects of blockchain like shared ledgers, smart contracts, permissions and consensus. The document concludes with instructions on setting up a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network.
MetaMask is a browser extension that allows users to access Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) and manage their identities and Ethereum accounts. It acts as an Ethereum wallet and connects to the Ethereum network through Infura, an external Ethereum node provider. MetaMask stores users' private keys locally in the browser and signs transactions before sending them to the Ethereum network through Infura.
Meetup 19/12/2016 - Blockchain-as-a-service voor Antwerpen?Digipolis Antwerpen
MultiChain is an open source platform for private blockchain applications that provides highly configurable permissioned blockchains, fast transaction processing speeds, and decentralized data storage through customizable assets and streams. It offers a flexible way to deploy private blockchains across operating systems and clouds. MultiChain has been used for various use cases including identity management, insurance administration, and enabling liquidity in crowdfunding.
An introduction to blockchain and hyperledger v ruLennartF
The document provides an introduction to blockchain and Hyperledger. It discusses how Hyperledger Fabric now supports Ethereum smart contracts, allowing Ethereum developers to integrate with and migrate to Hyperledger Fabric. It also summarizes some of the key components, security aspects, and functionality of IBM's blockchain platform and Hyperledger, including consensus mechanisms, identity management, pluggable components, and how applications interact with the platform.
Blockchains are composed of blocks that contain transaction data along with a timestamp and unique hash. Each new block contains the hash of the previous block, connecting the blocks in a chain. Hashing and digital signatures secure the blockchain by making transactions tamper-proof. Smart contracts automate transactions by executing code when conditions are met. Blockchain networks determine block time, size, and validation methods like proof-of-work or proof-of-stake to achieve distributed consensus on the ledger.
- Hyperledger Fabric now supports Ethereum smart contracts through integration with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This will allow Ethereum developers to work with Hyperledger Fabric and migrate smart contracts and decentralized apps between the platforms.
- Hyperledger is an open source blockchain project hosted by the Linux Foundation. It includes various blockchain frameworks and tools including Fabric, Sawtooth, and Composer. Fabric is the most widely adopted Hyperledger blockchain framework.
- Hyperledger blockchain applications interact with peers to access and update the shared ledger. The ledger contains a growing list of immutable transaction records organized into blocks.
Blockchain and Hyperledger were discussed. Key points include:
- Blockchain originated from Bitcoin and solves issues like double spending through decentralization and distributed ledgers.
- Hyperledger is an open source blockchain project focused on enterprise applications. Hyperledger Fabric is a leading Hyperledger project.
- Hyperledger Fabric uses channels for private transactions, smart contracts (chaincode), and a modular architecture for flexibility and scalability in enterprise settings.
Blockchain Application Design and Development, and the Case of Programmable M...Ingo Weber
Slides from my CLOSER 2021 keynote ( https://www.insticc.org/node/TechnicalProgram/closer/2021/presentationDetails/1390 )
Blockchain has emerged as a decentralized platform for managing digital assets and executing 'smart contracts', i.e., user-defined code. While blockchain's suitability for a given use case should always be scrutinized, it does have the potential to disrupt many of the connection points between individuals, companies, and government entities. In this keynote talk, I will provide an overview of what architects and developers need to know in order to build blockchain-based applications, and how it relates to the cloud and software services. Among others, I will cover blockchain-as-a-service concepts, as well as architectural concerns and model-driven engineering for blockchain applications, the latter also in relation to collaborative business processes. To highlight some of the challenges, I will discuss insights from a project on "programmable money", i.e., blockchain-based money for conditional payments where the money itself checks whether it can be spent in a certain way at the point of payment. Finally, I will touch on insights into current adoption of blockchain.
Slides for a college course based on "Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition" by by Jason Luttgens, Matthew Pepe, and Kevin Mandia.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/121/121_F16.shtml
This document discusses the need for new off-chain storage solutions for blockchains. Existing data stores have issues like access control, security, performance and scalability that make them unsuitable for shared, immutable blockchain data. Calculations show blockchain storage needs are small but associated off-chain data storage grows rapidly with increased transactions. New purpose-built off-chain storage is required to securely and uniformly handle this shared data accessed by blockchain applications and business networks.
Slides for a college course based on "Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition" by by Jason Luttgens, Matthew Pepe, and Kevin Mandia, at City College San Francisco.
Website: https://samsclass.info/152/152_F18.shtml
CNIT 40: 5: Prevention, protection, and mitigation of DNS service disruptionSam Bowne
Slides for a college course based on "DNS Security" by Anestis Karasaridis.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/40/40_F18.shtml
Blockchain technology was introduced in 2008 with the Bitcoin whitepaper. It allows digital transactions to be recorded in a distributed public ledger without a central authority. Key aspects include no reliance on trust, digital signatures, a peer-to-peer network, proof-of-work, and consensus. Bitcoin uses blockchain to keep track of transactions through mining, where nodes validate transactions and are rewarded with new bitcoins. Blockchain has applications beyond digital currency, including storing digital records, exchanging digital assets like tokens, and executing smart contracts.
Container Security via Monitoring and Orchestration - Container Security SummitDavid Timothy Strauss
Security is a basic requirement of modern applications, and developers are increasingly using containers in their development work. In this presentation, we explore the basic components of secure design (preparation, detection, and containment), how containers facilitate that work today (verification), and how container orchestration ought to support models of the future, especially ones that are hard to roll manually (PKI).
The document provides information about developing smart contracts and decentralized applications on Ethereum, including commonly used development tools and frameworks like Solidity, Truffle, Ganache, and MetaMask, as well as an overview of Ethereum accounts and how to deploy a simple smart contract to manage a bank.
UVic Startup Slam September 2014 (Kiind)sendwithus
The document discusses practical cryptography concepts like cryptographic hashing and HMAC. It explains that cryptographic hashes provide integrity by ensuring a message hasn't changed, but don't provide authenticity by themselves. HMAC adds authenticity by using a secret key along with a hash algorithm, so only the key holder can validate a hash. The document then discusses using HMAC for API authentication by including identifying information in JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) along with a signature to validate requests without database lookups. This allows authentication and authorization without initially accessing the database.
Outsmarting Smart Contracts - an essential walkthrough a blockchain security ...SecuRing
The most common blockchain-based application is Bitcoin - cryptocurrency worth a couple of thousands $ per BTC. But Bitcoin is built on the Blockchain 1.0. The second generation of blockchain opened a much broader field of application and is described as mechanism allowing programmable transactions. Smart Contracts, as they are called, are scripts that are executed and stored in the blockchain...
This document provides an overview of blockchain technology and distributed ledger technology. It defines key concepts like Bitcoin, Ethereum, permissioned and permissionless ledgers. It also describes popular blockchain platforms like Hyperledger Fabric and different aspects of blockchain like shared ledgers, smart contracts, permissions and consensus. The document concludes with instructions on setting up a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain network.
MetaMask is a browser extension that allows users to access Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dapps) and manage their identities and Ethereum accounts. It acts as an Ethereum wallet and connects to the Ethereum network through Infura, an external Ethereum node provider. MetaMask stores users' private keys locally in the browser and signs transactions before sending them to the Ethereum network through Infura.
Meetup 19/12/2016 - Blockchain-as-a-service voor Antwerpen?Digipolis Antwerpen
MultiChain is an open source platform for private blockchain applications that provides highly configurable permissioned blockchains, fast transaction processing speeds, and decentralized data storage through customizable assets and streams. It offers a flexible way to deploy private blockchains across operating systems and clouds. MultiChain has been used for various use cases including identity management, insurance administration, and enabling liquidity in crowdfunding.
An introduction to blockchain and hyperledger v ruLennartF
The document provides an introduction to blockchain and Hyperledger. It discusses how Hyperledger Fabric now supports Ethereum smart contracts, allowing Ethereum developers to integrate with and migrate to Hyperledger Fabric. It also summarizes some of the key components, security aspects, and functionality of IBM's blockchain platform and Hyperledger, including consensus mechanisms, identity management, pluggable components, and how applications interact with the platform.
Blockchains are composed of blocks that contain transaction data along with a timestamp and unique hash. Each new block contains the hash of the previous block, connecting the blocks in a chain. Hashing and digital signatures secure the blockchain by making transactions tamper-proof. Smart contracts automate transactions by executing code when conditions are met. Blockchain networks determine block time, size, and validation methods like proof-of-work or proof-of-stake to achieve distributed consensus on the ledger.
- Hyperledger Fabric now supports Ethereum smart contracts through integration with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). This will allow Ethereum developers to work with Hyperledger Fabric and migrate smart contracts and decentralized apps between the platforms.
- Hyperledger is an open source blockchain project hosted by the Linux Foundation. It includes various blockchain frameworks and tools including Fabric, Sawtooth, and Composer. Fabric is the most widely adopted Hyperledger blockchain framework.
- Hyperledger blockchain applications interact with peers to access and update the shared ledger. The ledger contains a growing list of immutable transaction records organized into blocks.
Blockchain and Hyperledger were discussed. Key points include:
- Blockchain originated from Bitcoin and solves issues like double spending through decentralization and distributed ledgers.
- Hyperledger is an open source blockchain project focused on enterprise applications. Hyperledger Fabric is a leading Hyperledger project.
- Hyperledger Fabric uses channels for private transactions, smart contracts (chaincode), and a modular architecture for flexibility and scalability in enterprise settings.
Blockchain Application Design and Development, and the Case of Programmable M...Ingo Weber
Slides from my CLOSER 2021 keynote ( https://www.insticc.org/node/TechnicalProgram/closer/2021/presentationDetails/1390 )
Blockchain has emerged as a decentralized platform for managing digital assets and executing 'smart contracts', i.e., user-defined code. While blockchain's suitability for a given use case should always be scrutinized, it does have the potential to disrupt many of the connection points between individuals, companies, and government entities. In this keynote talk, I will provide an overview of what architects and developers need to know in order to build blockchain-based applications, and how it relates to the cloud and software services. Among others, I will cover blockchain-as-a-service concepts, as well as architectural concerns and model-driven engineering for blockchain applications, the latter also in relation to collaborative business processes. To highlight some of the challenges, I will discuss insights from a project on "programmable money", i.e., blockchain-based money for conditional payments where the money itself checks whether it can be spent in a certain way at the point of payment. Finally, I will touch on insights into current adoption of blockchain.
Slides for a college course based on "Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition" by by Jason Luttgens, Matthew Pepe, and Kevin Mandia.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/121/121_F16.shtml
This document discusses the need for new off-chain storage solutions for blockchains. Existing data stores have issues like access control, security, performance and scalability that make them unsuitable for shared, immutable blockchain data. Calculations show blockchain storage needs are small but associated off-chain data storage grows rapidly with increased transactions. New purpose-built off-chain storage is required to securely and uniformly handle this shared data accessed by blockchain applications and business networks.
Slides for a college course based on "Incident Response & Computer Forensics, Third Edition" by by Jason Luttgens, Matthew Pepe, and Kevin Mandia, at City College San Francisco.
Website: https://samsclass.info/152/152_F18.shtml
CNIT 40: 5: Prevention, protection, and mitigation of DNS service disruptionSam Bowne
Slides for a college course based on "DNS Security" by Anestis Karasaridis.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/40/40_F18.shtml
Blockchain technology was introduced in 2008 with the Bitcoin whitepaper. It allows digital transactions to be recorded in a distributed public ledger without a central authority. Key aspects include no reliance on trust, digital signatures, a peer-to-peer network, proof-of-work, and consensus. Bitcoin uses blockchain to keep track of transactions through mining, where nodes validate transactions and are rewarded with new bitcoins. Blockchain has applications beyond digital currency, including storing digital records, exchanging digital assets like tokens, and executing smart contracts.
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that uses cryptography to control the creation of monetary units and verify transactions. It works by distributing a publicly available ledger of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network, achieving consensus on updates without the need for a central authority. Users can transfer coins electronically by digitally signing transactions with private keys.
Advanced Blockchain Technologies on Privacy and ScalabilityAll Things Open
This document discusses advanced blockchain technologies for privacy and scalability. It begins by introducing Jim Zhang from Kaleido and his qualifications to speak on this topic. It then covers several techniques for achieving privacy on blockchain, including data isolation, separate blockchains, address generation, and zero-knowledge proofs. It also discusses trusted execution environments. The document next addresses scalability and the blockchain trilemma between security, decentralization and scalability. It notes that enterprise blockchains focus more on competing real-world interests than massive nodes. Finally, it lists approaches for improving scalability such as increasing block size, more efficient consensus algorithms, off-chain transactions, state channels and sharding.
This document provides an overview of consensus mechanisms for blockchain networks. It begins by defining key terms like blockchain, distributed ledger, and consensus mechanism. It then discusses the Byzantine General's Problem and how consensus solves it. The document outlines basic parameters of consensus mechanisms and provides examples of widely used mechanisms like Proof-of-Work. It also summarizes several alternative consensus algorithms like Proof-of-Stake, Delegated Proof-of-Stake, Raft, and Byzantine Fault Tolerant variants. Throughout, it emphasizes the need for different consensus approaches based on use cases and technical requirements.
Open Infrastructure for Edge: A Distributed Ledger OutlookNitinder Mohan
This document discusses using distributed ledgers to enable an open infrastructure for edge computing. It outlines several requirements for agreements in an open edge system, including fast and cheap transactions, privacy, protection from crypto volatility, and sustainability. Current distributed ledger platforms are analyzed in terms of these requirements. While no existing platform meets all needs, proof-of-stake protocols may help address issues like energy use and scalability. Overall distributed ledgers show promise for enabling independent edge providers and open agreements, but more work is still needed to develop a general-purpose solution for open edge infrastructure.
Resource slides for blockchain related questionLin Lin (Wendy)
Question regards Ethereum hard fork, public vs private blockchain, smart contract examples, what is crptocurrency and how to get it, why blockchain starts with fintech etc.
Cees van Wijk - How to preserve privacy on a blockchain?Vincent Everts
This document discusses various techniques for preserving privacy on blockchains, including selective transaction sharing using channels or private transactions, cryptography techniques like homomorphic encryption and zero-knowledge proofs, and using Intel SGX. It provides examples of the Quorum blockchain that stores only a hash on the main chain and allows private transactions. It also discusses how the Corda notary service provides consensus without revealing transaction details. Finally, it covers how zero-knowledge proofs can be used to validate properties of transactions privately, giving examples of ING's use of it to validate properties like age or payment amounts without revealing the actual data.
CNIT 40: 5: Prevention, protection, and mitigation of DNS service disruptionSam Bowne
Slides for a college course based on "DNS Security" by Anestis Karasaridis.
Teacher: Sam Bowne
Twitter: @sambowne
Website: https://samsclass.info/40/40_F16.shtml
WhatsApp offers simple, reliable, and private messaging and calling services for free worldwide. With end-to-end encryption, your personal messages and calls are secure, ensuring only you and the recipient can access them. Enjoy voice and video calls to stay connected with loved ones or colleagues. Express yourself using stickers, GIFs, or by sharing moments on Status. WhatsApp Business enables global customer outreach, facilitating sales growth and relationship building through showcasing products and services. Stay connected effortlessly with group chats for planning outings with friends or staying updated on family conversations.
Graspan: A Big Data System for Big Code AnalysisAftab Hussain
We built a disk-based parallel graph system, Graspan, that uses a novel edge-pair centric computation model to compute dynamic transitive closures on very large program graphs.
We implement context-sensitive pointer/alias and dataflow analyses on Graspan. An evaluation of these analyses on large codebases such as Linux shows that their Graspan implementations scale to millions of lines of code and are much simpler than their original implementations.
These analyses were used to augment the existing checkers; these augmented checkers found 132 new NULL pointer bugs and 1308 unnecessary NULL tests in Linux 4.4.0-rc5, PostgreSQL 8.3.9, and Apache httpd 2.2.18.
- Accepted in ASPLOS ‘17, Xi’an, China.
- Featured in the tutorial, Systemized Program Analyses: A Big Data Perspective on Static Analysis Scalability, ASPLOS ‘17.
- Invited for presentation at SoCal PLS ‘16.
- Invited for poster presentation at PLDI SRC ‘16.
Software Engineering, Software Consulting, Tech Lead, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Core, Spring JDBC, Spring Transaction, Spring MVC, OpenShift Cloud Platform, Kafka, REST, SOAP, LLD & HLD.
SMS API Integration in Saudi Arabia| Best SMS API ServiceYara Milbes
Discover the benefits and implementation of SMS API integration in the UAE and Middle East. This comprehensive guide covers the importance of SMS messaging APIs, the advantages of bulk SMS APIs, and real-world case studies. Learn how CEQUENS, a leader in communication solutions, can help your business enhance customer engagement and streamline operations with innovative CPaaS, reliable SMS APIs, and omnichannel solutions, including WhatsApp Business. Perfect for businesses seeking to optimize their communication strategies in the digital age.
Transform Your Communication with Cloud-Based IVR SolutionsTheSMSPoint
Discover the power of Cloud-Based IVR Solutions to streamline communication processes. Embrace scalability and cost-efficiency while enhancing customer experiences with features like automated call routing and voice recognition. Accessible from anywhere, these solutions integrate seamlessly with existing systems, providing real-time analytics for continuous improvement. Revolutionize your communication strategy today with Cloud-Based IVR Solutions. Learn more at: https://thesmspoint.com/channel/cloud-telephony
Zoom is a comprehensive platform designed to connect individuals and teams efficiently. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, Zoom has become a go-to solution for virtual communication and collaboration. It offers a range of tools, including virtual meetings, team chat, VoIP phone systems, online whiteboards, and AI companions, to streamline workflows and enhance productivity.
GraphSummit Paris - The art of the possible with Graph TechnologyNeo4j
Sudhir Hasbe, Chief Product Officer, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Neo4j - Product Vision and Knowledge Graphs - GraphSummit ParisNeo4j
Dr. Jesús Barrasa, Head of Solutions Architecture for EMEA, Neo4j
Découvrez les dernières innovations de Neo4j, et notamment les dernières intégrations cloud et les améliorations produits qui font de Neo4j un choix essentiel pour les développeurs qui créent des applications avec des données interconnectées et de l’IA générative.
What is Master Data Management by PiLog Groupaymanquadri279
PiLog Group's Master Data Record Manager (MDRM) is a sophisticated enterprise solution designed to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across various business functions. MDRM integrates advanced data management technologies to cleanse, classify, and standardize master data, thereby enhancing data quality and operational efficiency.
Need for Speed: Removing speed bumps from your Symfony projects ⚡️Łukasz Chruściel
No one wants their application to drag like a car stuck in the slow lane! Yet it’s all too common to encounter bumpy, pothole-filled solutions that slow the speed of any application. Symfony apps are not an exception.
In this talk, I will take you for a spin around the performance racetrack. We’ll explore common pitfalls - those hidden potholes on your application that can cause unexpected slowdowns. Learn how to spot these performance bumps early, and more importantly, how to navigate around them to keep your application running at top speed.
We will focus in particular on tuning your engine at the application level, making the right adjustments to ensure that your system responds like a well-oiled, high-performance race car.
Neo4j - Product Vision and Knowledge Graphs - GraphSummit ParisNeo4j
Dr. Jesús Barrasa, Head of Solutions Architecture for EMEA, Neo4j
Découvrez les dernières innovations de Neo4j, et notamment les dernières intégrations cloud et les améliorations produits qui font de Neo4j un choix essentiel pour les développeurs qui créent des applications avec des données interconnectées et de l’IA générative.
Revolutionizing Visual Effects Mastering AI Face Swaps.pdfUndress Baby
The quest for the best AI face swap solution is marked by an amalgamation of technological prowess and artistic finesse, where cutting-edge algorithms seamlessly replace faces in images or videos with striking realism. Leveraging advanced deep learning techniques, the best AI face swap tools meticulously analyze facial features, lighting conditions, and expressions to execute flawless transformations, ensuring natural-looking results that blur the line between reality and illusion, captivating users with their ingenuity and sophistication.
Web:- https://undressbaby.com/
OpenMetadata Community Meeting - 5th June 2024OpenMetadata
The OpenMetadata Community Meeting was held on June 5th, 2024. In this meeting, we discussed about the data quality capabilities that are integrated with the Incident Manager, providing a complete solution to handle your data observability needs. Watch the end-to-end demo of the data quality features.
* How to run your own data quality framework
* What is the performance impact of running data quality frameworks
* How to run the test cases in your own ETL pipelines
* How the Incident Manager is integrated
* Get notified with alerts when test cases fail
Watch the meeting recording here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbNOje0kf6E
Introducing Crescat - Event Management Software for Venues, Festivals and Eve...Crescat
Crescat is industry-trusted event management software, built by event professionals for event professionals. Founded in 2017, we have three key products tailored for the live event industry.
Crescat Event for concert promoters and event agencies. Crescat Venue for music venues, conference centers, wedding venues, concert halls and more. And Crescat Festival for festivals, conferences and complex events.
With a wide range of popular features such as event scheduling, shift management, volunteer and crew coordination, artist booking and much more, Crescat is designed for customisation and ease-of-use.
Over 125,000 events have been planned in Crescat and with hundreds of customers of all shapes and sizes, from boutique event agencies through to international concert promoters, Crescat is rigged for success. What's more, we highly value feedback from our users and we are constantly improving our software with updates, new features and improvements.
If you plan events, run a venue or produce festivals and you're looking for ways to make your life easier, then we have a solution for you. Try our software for free or schedule a no-obligation demo with one of our product specialists today at crescat.io
E-commerce Application Development Company.pdfHornet Dynamics
Your business can reach new heights with our assistance as we design solutions that are specifically appropriate for your goals and vision. Our eCommerce application solutions can digitally coordinate all retail operations processes to meet the demands of the marketplace while maintaining business continuity.
Microservice Teams - How the cloud changes the way we workSven Peters
A lot of technical challenges and complexity come with building a cloud-native and distributed architecture. The way we develop backend software has fundamentally changed in the last ten years. Managing a microservices architecture demands a lot of us to ensure observability and operational resiliency. But did you also change the way you run your development teams?
Sven will talk about Atlassian’s journey from a monolith to a multi-tenanted architecture and how it affected the way the engineering teams work. You will learn how we shifted to service ownership, moved to more autonomous teams (and its challenges), and established platform and enablement teams.
2. Content
• 1. Introduction
• 2. General structure
• 3. Transactions
• Inputs and Outputs
• File Contracts
• Proof of Storage
• Arbitrary Transaction Data
• 4. Protection mechanism
• 5. Host selection solutions.
• 6. Siafund.
• 7. Pros & Cons of Sia.
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3. 1. Introduction
• Sia is a decentralized cloud storage platform develop by Nebulous.
• Peers on Sia rent storage from each other. Sia itself stores only the
storage contracts formed between parties
• Sia recommend storing data redundantly across multiple hosts
• By forming a contract, a storage provider(also known as a host)
agrees to store a client’s data, and to periodically submit proof of
their continued storage until the contract expires.
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4. 2. General structure
• Sia is an altcoin which is resemble Bitcoin structure.
• Sia opts instead to use an M–of–N multi-signature scheme for all
transactions
• Sia also extends transactions to enable the creation and enforcement
of storage contracts, and the extension is:
• Contracts
• Proofs
• Contract updates
• Contracts declare the intention of a host to store a file with a certain
size and hash.(They define the regularity with which a host must
submit storage proofs.)
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7. 3.1 Inputs and Outputs
• Every input must come from a prior output, so an input is simply an
output ID.
• Inputs contain spend conditions .
• Outputs contain merkle root hash .
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8. Spend Conditions
• Spend conditions include a time lock and a set of public keys, and the
number of signatures required.
• An output cannot be spent until the time lock has expired and enough of
the specified keys have added their signature.
• The spend conditions are hashed into a merkle tree, using below as leaves
• time lock
• number of signatures required
• public keys
• In order to spend the coins, the spend conditions corresponding to the
address hash must be provided.
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10. 3.2 File Contracts
• A file contract is an agreement(like SLA) between a storage provider
and their client. Contain:
• Allowance: a pre-paid amount of Siacoin meant to pay storage and
bandwidth costs
• Core of the file contract is “files merkle root”
• The file is split into segments of constant size and hashed into a merkle tree.
• The root hash, along with the total size of the file, can be used to verify
storage proofs.
• File contracts are also created with a list of “edit conditions,”
analogous to the spend conditions of a transaction.
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11. File contracts also specify :
• Duration (by default 13 weeks)
• Challenge frequency
• specifies how often a storage proof must be submitted.
• creates discrete challenge windows during which a host must submit storage
proofs .
• submitting “valid proof” triggers an automatic payment to the “valid proof” .
• Payout parameters
• reward for a valid proof .
• reward for an invalid or missing proof .
• maximum number of proofs that can be missed .
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12. 3.3 Proof of Storage
• During the contract, the hosts must submit Proofs of Storage to the
blockchain to demonstrate:
• They are online.
• They still preserve the client’s files.
• Storage proof transactions are periodically submitted to fulfill file
contracts.
• Each storage proof targets a specific file contract.
• Storage proof only contain
• contract ID
• the proof data.
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13. Algorithm
• Hosts prove their storage by providing a segment of the original file and a
list of hashes from the file’s Merkle tree.
• Each storage proof uses a randomly selected segment. The random seed
for challenge window Wi is given by:
• If the host is consistently able to demonstrate possession of a random
segment, then they are very likely storing the whole file.
• 會產生隨機檔案中部分為64kb的file作為proof,
• 若他沒有持有完整的檔案,只有持有一半,那他會有50%的機率可以作弊猜中,但他得冒猜錯的
風險,不僅損失他從客戶收到的錢,而且也得損失他擔保的金錢(proof of burn)
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14. 14
File
Segment
Root
Hash
As an address where the money are sent.
.....
File
Segment
File
Segment
File
Segment
Randomly ask provider to
Provide a file segment and its
relative hash as proof to
“file contract”.
15. Attack of Proof of Storage
• Block Withholding Attacks
• Attacker withholds blocks until they find one that will produce a favorable
random number.
• Clients can specify a high challenge frequency and large penalties for missing
proofs.
• Closed Window Attacks
• Miners could maliciously exclude storage proofs from blocks, depriving
themselves of transaction fees but forcing a penalty on hosts.
• Miners could extort hosts by requiring large fees to include storage proofs
• Use a large window size. Hosts can reasonably assume that some percentage
of miners will include their proofs in return for a transaction fee.
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16. 3.4 Arbitrary Transaction Data
• Each transaction has an arbitrary data field which can be used for any
type of information.
• Nodes will be required to store the arbitrary data if it is signed by any
signature in the transaction.
• Nodes will initially accept up to 64 KB of arbitrary data per block.
• This arbitrary data provides hosts and clients with a decentralized way
to organize themselves.
• Arbitrary data could also be used to implement other types of soft
forks.
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17. File Repair
• In versions earlier than 1.3.0 Capricorn, files had to be stored locally
in order to restore the redundancy.
• Now they are automatically downloaded from the available hosts and
uploaded to new ones.
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18. 4. Protection mechanism
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Host Protections Client Protections
• A contract requires consent from
both the storage provider and
their client.
• They can setting price on
contract to show how reliable
their services is.
• Host should protect themselves
from such Dos attacks .
(or they will receive penalties).
• Use erasure codes (Reed-Solomon
erasure coding),to safeguard against
hosts going offline.
• Downloads can be run in parallel
to maximize available bandwidth.
19. 5. Host selection solutions.
• Renter tracks hosts uptime and pick frequently chanllenge hosts to do
off-chain storage proof. (via micropayment channel).
• Proof of Burn: To combat Sybil attack, clients can require that hosts
that announce themselves in the arbitrary data section also include a
large volume of time locked coins.
• If 10 coins are time locked 14 days into the future, then the host can be said to have created
a lock valued at 140 coin-days. By favoring hosts that have created high-value locks
• Large coin-days means high quality guarantees.
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20. 6. Siafunds
• By imposing a fee on all contracts to get revenue.
• When a contract is created ,3.9% of the contract fund(A 3.9% of the
renter’s allowance and a 3.9% of the host’s) is removed and
distributed to the holders of siafunds.
• By using Siafunds instead of premining.
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21. 7.Pros and cons of Sia
Pros Cons
• Storage market place.
• Fully decentralized.
• Require collateral for hosting
• Only accepting siacoin as payment.
• Require entirely blockchain download.
• Currently not support streaming files.
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22. Roadmap
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Release
Feature
• Ability to repair files without having locally.
• Initial block sync time reduced.
• Simple File sharing.
• Ability to recover files using only wallet seed.
• Form file contract within 5 min instead of 60 min.
Short term
(Q1 2018)
• Video streaming support.
• Proper support tiny files. (from 40MB to ~ 100kbs).
• Automatic host pricing.
Medium term
23. Reference:
• Sia - Decentralized Cloud Storage - Presented by David Vorick at Mit
Bitcoin Expo 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR8YL05nq4A&t=14s
• Siacoin vs Storj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyy-mWn9Kv0
• Sia Roadmap https://trello.com/b/Io1dDyuI/sia-public-roadmap
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Hosts同時得為proof 作補償,若proof遺失host會受到懲罰
用戶不用去驗證,而是會有礦工來做驗證
在未來 會支援two-way peg for Bitcoin channel.
Contract定義了Host該如何儲存檔案內容大小和hash值,並且要定期去提繳storage proof.欲更新Contract透過”contract updates”
, eschewing(避免) the scripting system entirely. This reduces complexity and attack surface.
用戶得自行將檔案下載回來(只有他自己有私鑰能做signature),再透過regnerating algorithm
來回復檔案的備份 Different user may share the same providers’ storage
必須要知道 黃色區域的值 才能建立出merkle tree root hash 使用該hash 包含的錢
用戶和host provider 制定好契約
將原始檔案切割並建立成 merkle root hash
可以用來驗證之後 host所提交的proofs.
The client software of the renter picks up 50 optimal hosts according to their scoring.
用戶可以在Sia的blockchain上找到有提供database的hosts,並與信任的hosts建立起contract.
These codes typically operate by splitting a file into n pieces, such that the file can be recovered from any subset of m unique pieces.
if only 10 out of 100 pieces are needed to recover the file, then the client is actually relying on the 10 most reliable hosts
如果只需要100個鐘的10個 就可以進行恢復,那用戶只要挑選10個最為穩定的hosts 來作為他儲存的對象
(那系統是否要幫用戶挑選最為適合的?)
用戶可以使用再產生檔案的code來復原他們的檔案,因為檔案會被切割成好幾等分,會分散並加密儲存在各個
Hosts中,即使平均上網絡穩定不高,但至少可以保有用戶對他檔案存取的最高穩定度
減少lantency 從最近的10個 減少download speed 從最快的10個hosts。 都可以平行去運作 以提昇總體傳輸效率