Last Mile of Blockchains: RPC and Node-as-a-service
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| author | Luo, Zhongtang Murukutla, Rohan Kate, Aniket |
| author_facet | Luo, Zhongtang Murukutla, Rohan Kate, Aniket |
| contents | While much research focuses on different methods to secure blockchain, information on the chain needs to be accessed by end-users to be useful. This position paper surveys different ways that end-users may access blockchains. We observe that between the two extremes of running a full node and fully utilizing a trusted third-party service, many solutions regarding light nodes are emerging. We analyze these solutions based on three basic properties of web communication: integrity, availability and privacy. We conclude that currently, the best way to access a blockchain while maintaining these three properties is still to run a full node. We consider it essential that future blockchain accessibility services should be built while considering these three expectations. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2022 |
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| spellingShingle | Last Mile of Blockchains: RPC and Node-as-a-service Luo, Zhongtang Murukutla, Rohan Kate, Aniket Cryptography and Security While much research focuses on different methods to secure blockchain, information on the chain needs to be accessed by end-users to be useful. This position paper surveys different ways that end-users may access blockchains. We observe that between the two extremes of running a full node and fully utilizing a trusted third-party service, many solutions regarding light nodes are emerging. We analyze these solutions based on three basic properties of web communication: integrity, availability and privacy. We conclude that currently, the best way to access a blockchain while maintaining these three properties is still to run a full node. We consider it essential that future blockchain accessibility services should be built while considering these three expectations. |
| title | Last Mile of Blockchains: RPC and Node-as-a-service |
| topic | Cryptography and Security |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.03383 |