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Author Baset, Salman

Title Hands-On Blockchain with Hyperledger : Building Decentralized Applications with Hyperledger Fabric and Composer
Published Birmingham : Packt Publishing Ltd, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (453 pages)
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Packt Upsell; Foreword; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Blockchain -- Enterprise and Industry Perspective; Defining the terms -- what is a blockchain?; Four core building blocks of blockchain framworks; Additional capabilities to consider; Fundamentals of the secure transaction processing protocol; Where blockchain technology has been and where it's going; The great divide; An economic model for blockchain delivery; Learning as we go; The promise of trust and accountability; Industries putting blockchain technology to work
Blockchain in the enterpriseWhat applications are a good fit?; How does the enterprise view blockchain?; Litmus testing to justify the application of blockchain technology; Integrating a blockchain infrastructure for the whole enterprise; Enterprise design principles; Business drivers and evolution; Ensuring sustainability; The principles that drive blockchain adoption; Business considerations for choosing a blockchain framework; Technology considerations for choosing a blockchain framework; Identity management; Scalability; Enterprise security; Development tooling; Crypto-economic models
Decentralization with systemic governanceEnterprise support; Use case-driven pluggability choices; Shared ledger technology; Consensus; Crypto algorithms and encryption technology; Use case-driven pluggable choices; Enterprise integration and designing for extensibility; Other considerations; Consensus, ACID property, and CAP; CAP; ACID; Attestation -- SSCs are signed and encrypted; Use of HSMs; Summary; Chapter 2: Exploring Hyperledger Fabric; Building on the foundations of open computing; Fundamentals of the Hyperledger project; The Linux Foundation ; Hyperledger
Open source and open standardsHyperledger frameworks, tools, and building blocks; Hyperledger frameworks; Hyperledger tools; The building blocks of blockchain solutions; Hyperledger Fabric component design; Principles of Hyperledger design; CAP Theorem; Hyperledger Fabric reference architecture; Hyperledger Fabric runtime architecture; Strengths and advantages of componentized design; Hyperledger Fabric -- the journey of a sample transaction; Hyperledger Fabric explored; Components in a blockchain network; Developer interaction
Understanding governance in business networks powered by blockchainGovernance structure and landscape; Information technology governance; Blockchain network governance; Business network governance; Summary; Chapter 3: Setting the Stage with a Business Scenario; Trading and letter of credit; The importance of trust in facilitating trade; The letter of credit process today; Business scenario and use case; Overview; Real-world processes; Simplified and modified processes; Terms used in trade finance and logistics; Shared process workflow; Shared assets and data
Summary With concrete exercises and examples this book will help you to understand how to deploy a Hyperledger Fabric network. It then proceeds to explain the steps in developing a full fledged decentralized application. You will not only learn how to plan, design and create private networks but also evolve the network as per organizational needs
Notes Participants' roles and capabilities
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Subject Blockchains (Databases)
Electronic funds transfers.
Electronic commerce.
Mobile commerce.
Banks and banking -- Technological innovations
Financial institutions -- Technological innovations
Banks and banking -- Technological innovations
Blockchains (Databases)
Electronic commerce
Electronic funds transfers
Financial institutions -- Technological innovations
Mobile commerce
Form Electronic book
Author Desrosiers, Luc
Gaur, Nitin
Novotny, Petr
O'Dowd, Anthony
Ramakrishna, Venkatraman
ISBN 9781788996044
1788996046
9781788994521
1788994523