Two-Tier Permission-Ed And Permission-Less Blockchain For Secure Data Sharing

Keywords

Blockchain; Ethereum; Permission-ed; Permission-less; Proof-of-Authority; Proof-of-Work

Abstract

The rise of popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum has increased the popularity of blockchain technology, the framework these cryptocurrencies are built upon. The security and access control that blockchain technology has provided for cryptocurrencies has peaked the curiosity of other industries, realizing its potential value and future outlook. In this paper, we analyze two types of blockchains, permission-ed and permission-less, and introduce a two-tier blockchain concept utilizing both types for secure data sharing. We provide background on the consensus algorithms used for each blockchain type, Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Authority. Testing on both Mac OS and Ubuntu Linux-based system environments, preliminary results show that by increasing the number of miners in a Proof-of-Work consensus, there is a correlating increase in the total block count in a permissionless blockchain, where the rate of increase is dependent on the system environment. In the Proof-of-Authority permission-ed blockchain, the block count observed little to no change across both environments.

Publication Date

10-26-2018

Publication Title

Proceedings - 3rd IEEE International Conference on Smart Cloud, SmartCloud 2018

Number of Pages

138-144

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartCloud.2018.00031

Socpus ID

85057304276 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85057304276

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