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1 online resource (510 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I; Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Blockchain; What is a blockchain?; How does a blockchain work?; What is the architecture behind the blockchain?; The data layer; Data model, transactions, and chain structure; Cryptographic protocol, hash functions, and digital signatures; Merkle tree; Participants; The network layer; Peer-to-peer network and broadcast of data; Relay network; Local validation; The consensus layer; Sophisticated consensus mechanisms; Lightweight consensus mechanisms |
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Permissioned consensusSharding consensus; The incentive layer; Rewards distribution and transaction fees; The application layer; Digital ledger; Smart contract; RESTful and command-line APIs; Decentralized applications; Differences between public and private blockchains; How secure and private are blockchains?; What kind of applications can I run on blockchains?; Other decentralized applications; Summary; Chapter 2: How Blockchain Will Disrupt Your Organization; Why is blockchain a disruptive technology?; What is Oracle's strategy?; What is the blockchain cloud service? |
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What are Oracle's competitors doing?What are the disruptive effects on individuals?; Database administrator; Application integration developer; Frontend developer; Summary; Part II; Chapter 3: Blockchain 101 -- Assets, Transactions, and Hashes; Assets; Transactions; Managed by a peer-to-peer network; What does a transaction look like?; How can you send a transaction?; Hashes; The types of hash functions used by blockchain; Summary; Chapter 4: Blockchain 101 -- Blocks, Chains, and Consensus; Blocks; Breaking down blocks; Hashing a block; Chains; Blockchain; Distributed and decentralized; Forks |
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Orphaned and stale blocksSoft fork versus hard fork; Sidechains; The underlying mechanism; Consensus; Methods of reaching consensus; Proof-of-work; Practical byzantine fault tolerance; Proof-of-stake; Delegated proof-of-stake; Summary; Chapter 5: Blockchain 101 -- Security, Privacy, and Smart Contracts; How secure is the blockchain?; Public versus private blockchains; Unexpected security risks; Security starts at the network architecture level; Importance of the consensus protocol; Bugs in the blockchain code; Manage asset security; Difference between hot and cold wallets |
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Software wallets (desktop and mobile)Online or web wallets; Physical or paper wallets; Hardware wallets; Access control; Reversibility of transactions; Maintaining privacy on the blockchain; Maintaining today's level of privacy; Secure multi-party computation; Zero-knowledge proofs; Permissioned blockchain; Making sense of smart contracts; What is a smart contract?; How smart contracts work; Examples of smart contracts; Code example of a smart contract; Summary; Chapter 6: Understanding the Blockchain Data Flow; Overview of the blockchain flow; Basic flow of a transaction; Architecture layers |
| Summary |
Blockchain across Oracle is a professional orientation for Oracle developers to get up to speed with the details and implications of the Blockchain across Oracle. Learn everything from Blockchain concepts, through to working with Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service, expert guidance on the effects of the Blockchain on key markets, and the impact to .. |
| Notes |
Architectural thoughts and considerations |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Oracle (Computer file) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91015760
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Oracle (Computer file) fast |
| Subject |
Blockchains (Databases) -- Government policy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1788472160 |
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9781788472166 |
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