EvoChain: a Recovery Approach for Permissioned Blockchain Applications

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Auteurs principaux: Faria, Francisco, Eisa, Samih, Matos, David R., Pardal, Miguel L.
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Publié: 2024
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author Faria, Francisco
Eisa, Samih
Matos, David R.
Pardal, Miguel L.
author_facet Faria, Francisco
Eisa, Samih
Matos, David R.
Pardal, Miguel L.
contents Blockchain technology supports decentralized, consensus-driven data storage and processing, ensuring integrity and auditability. It is increasingly adopted for use cases with multiple stakeholders with shared ownership scenarios like digital identity and supply chain management. However, real-world deployments face challenges with mistakes and intrusions. This article presents EvoChain, a chaincode framework extension introducing controlled mutability for data redaction and recovery under time-limited or specific conditions. This mechanism allows corrections during a grace period before immutability takes effect. We validated our approach using WineTracker, a Hyperledger Fabric-based supply chain application. It enables some users to cancel unwanted operations while preserving the blockchain security and maintaining data consistency. Performance evaluations showed minimal overhead with functional benefits.
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spellingShingle EvoChain: a Recovery Approach for Permissioned Blockchain Applications
Faria, Francisco
Eisa, Samih
Matos, David R.
Pardal, Miguel L.
Cryptography and Security
Emerging Technologies
Blockchain technology supports decentralized, consensus-driven data storage and processing, ensuring integrity and auditability. It is increasingly adopted for use cases with multiple stakeholders with shared ownership scenarios like digital identity and supply chain management. However, real-world deployments face challenges with mistakes and intrusions. This article presents EvoChain, a chaincode framework extension introducing controlled mutability for data redaction and recovery under time-limited or specific conditions. This mechanism allows corrections during a grace period before immutability takes effect. We validated our approach using WineTracker, a Hyperledger Fabric-based supply chain application. It enables some users to cancel unwanted operations while preserving the blockchain security and maintaining data consistency. Performance evaluations showed minimal overhead with functional benefits.
title EvoChain: a Recovery Approach for Permissioned Blockchain Applications
topic Cryptography and Security
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.16976