Blockchain Consensus: An Introduction to Classical, Blockchain, and Quantum Consensus Protocols - Softcover

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1:  Introduction

Chapter Goal: to introduce distributed computing concepts, models and relevant concepts

No of pages - 30

1.      Introduction 1.1.   What is distributed computing 1.1.1.Characteristics (collection, coherent, same task, consists of nodes etc) 1.2.   Distributed algorithms 1.3.   Elements of distributed computing  1.4.   computational (system) model 1.5.   Space / time diagram 1.6.   Time, clocks and order 1.7.   Broadcast ordering 1.8.   types 1.8.1.1.Message passing 1.8.1.2.Shared memory 1.9.   Synchrony / timing 1.10.                    Adversary model 1.11.                    Faults 1.11.1.Process / program faults 1.11.2.Processor / machine 1.11.3.Communication / link faults 1.11.4.Storage faults 1.11.5.Types (omission, byzantine . . . etc.) 1.11.6.Correct processes 1.11.7.Fault tolerance 1.12.                    Abstractions 1.12.1.What and why abstractions? 1.12.2.to understand / build distributed computing - helps to state and reason about distributed computing 1.12.3.System model 1.12.4.Processes and links 1.12.5.Communication and networks 1.12.5.1.Latency and bandwidth 1.12.6.Agreement 1.12.7.Cryptography abstractions 1.13.                    Role of cryptography in distributed systems and consensus 1.14.                    CAP theorem 1.15.                    Summary     Chapter 2:  Cryptography

Chapter Goal: to understand cryptography and build ground for use of cryptography in consensus

No of pages - 30

  2.      Cryptography 2.1.1.What is cryptography 2.1.2.CIA triad 2.1.3.Symmetric cryptography 2.1.4.Asymmetric cryptography 2.1.5.Hash functions 2.1.6.MACs 2.1.7.Digital signatures 2.1.8.Privacy 2.1.9.Zero knowledge 2.1.10.Summary   Chapter 3:  Distributed consensus

Chapter Goal: to introduced the subject of consensus, why its important, history, how it developed, what are the requirements and relevant results and abstractions.

No of pages - 30

3.      Distributed consensus 3.1.   What is distributed consensus 3.1.1.Agreement abstraction 3.2.   Goal of distributed consensus 3.2.1.Safety 3.2.2.liveness 3.2.3.Other properties and goals 3.3.   Consensus system model 3.4.   History 3.5.   Types 3.6.   Building blocks 3.7.   Other abstractions 3.8.   Two generals problem - network model 3.9.   Byzantine generals problem - node behaviour model 3.10.                    Byzantine agreement 3.11.                    Replication 3.12.                    Primary - backup model 3.13.                    State machine replication 3.14.                    Fundamental results, low

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