Essays about: "Merkle träd"

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  1. 6. A Distributed Public Key Infrastructure for the Web Backed by a Blockchain

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Bastian Fredriksson; [2017]
    Keywords : Public key infrastructure; Blockchain; Merkle tree; Proof of Stake; Certificate authority;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates how a blockchain can be used to build a decentralised public key infrastructure for the web, by proposing a custom federation blockchain relying on honest majority. Our main contribution is the design of a Proof of Stake protocol based on a stake tree, which builds upon an idea called follow-the-satoshi used in previous papers. READ MORE