Security by the blocks
A blockchain, as the name implies, is a chain of digital “blocks” that contain records of transactions. Each block is connected to all the blocks before and after it. This makes it difficult to tamper with a single record because a hacker would need to change the block containing that record as well as those linked to it to avoid detection. This alone might not seem like much of a deterrence, but blockchain has some other inherent characteristics that provide additional means of security.
The records on a blockchain are secured through cryptography. Network participants have their own private keys that are assigned to the transactions they make and act as a personal digital signature. If a record is altered, the signature will become invalid and the peer network will know right away that something has happened. Early notification is crucial to preventing further damage.
Unfortunately for those ambitious hackers, blockchains are decentralized and distributed across peer-to-peer networks that are continually updated and kept in sync. Because they aren’t contained in a central location, blockchains don’t have a single point of failure and cannot be changed from a single computer. It would require massive amounts of computing power to access every instance (or at least a 51 percent majority) of a certain blockchain and alter them all at the same time. There has been some debate about whether this means smaller blockchain networks could be vulnerable to attack, but a verdict hasn’t been reached. In any case, the bigger your network is, the more tamper-resistant your blockchain will be.
At a glance, blockchains have some desirable features that would help to secure your transaction data. However, there are other conditions and requirements to consider when you want to use a
secure blockchain for business.
All blockchains are not created equal
It’s important to be aware of this fact when evaluating whether the technology you’ve chosen will have the security you require. Today, there are two main types of blockchain, public and private, with a number of variations. Public and private blockchains differ in a couple of key ways that can affect the level of security they provide.
The most obvious difference is that public blockchains use computers connected to the public internet to validate transactions and bundle them into blocks to add to the ledger. Any computer connected to the internet can join the party. Private blockchains, on the other hand, typically only permit known organizations to join. Together, they form a private, members-only “business network.” This difference has significant implications in terms of where the (potentially confidential) information moving through the network is stored and who has access to it. Just from that, you can probably see how a public blockchain might not be right for the enterprise. Another important and related difference is that public blockchains are typically designed around the principle of anonymity, whereas private blockchains use identity to confirm membership and access privileges, and so the participants in the network know exactly who they are dealing with.
The other main way public and private blockchains differ is how transactions are verified. Basically, for a transaction to be added to a blockchain, network participants must agree that it is the one and only version of the truth. That is done through consensus, which means agreement. Bitcoin is probably the most well-known example of a public blockchain and it achieves consensus through “mining.” In Bitcoin mining, computers on the network (or ‘miners’) try to solve a complex cryptographic problem to create a proof of work. The drawback is that this requires an enormous amount of computational power, especially for large-scale public blockchains.
Alternatively, a private blockchain consists of a permissioned network in which consensus can be achieved through a process called “selective endorsement,” where known users verify the transactions. The advantage of this for businesses is that only participants with the appropriate access and permissions can maintain the transaction ledger. There are still a few issues with this method, including threats from insiders, but many of them can be solved with a highly secure infrastructure.
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