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Hands-On Blockchain with Hyperledger

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Published in Jun 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788994521

Pages 460 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Authors (6):

Nitin Gaur

Luc Desrosiers

Venkatraman Ramakrishna

Petr Novotny

Salman A. Baset

Anthony O'Dowd

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

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Foreword

Contributors

Preface

1. Blockchain - Enterprise and Industry Perspective

2. Exploring Hyperledger Fabric

3. Setting the Stage with a Business Scenario

4. Designing a Data and Transaction Model with Golang

5. Exposing Network Assets and Transactions

6. Business Networks

7. A Business Network Example

8. Agility in a Blockchain Network

9. Life in a Blockchain Network

10. Governance, Necessary Evil of Regulated Industries

11. Hyperledger Fabric Security

12. The Future of Blockchain and the Challenges Ahead

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Chapter 2. Exploring Hyperledger Fabric

The focus of this chapter is the Hyperledger Fabric project—its components, design, reference architecture, and overall enterprise readiness. We will also discuss the broader aim of Linux Foundation (LF) hosted Hyperledger projects and the importance of open source and open standards. The goal is to build an understanding of the diversity of various Hyperledger projects, and what frameworks and tools may be suitable for particular enterprise use cases and software consumption models. While the blockchain technology landscape is constantly in flux, Hyperledger projects represent a structure that supports a mature and peer-reviewed technology geared toward enterprise consumption and fueled by a diverse set of talent and community interests.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

The foundation of Hyperledger
Hyperledger frameworks, tools, and building blocks
Hyperledger Fabric component design
Hyperledger Fabric – the journey of a sample transaction...

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Authors (6)

Nitin Gaur

Nitin Gaur, is the director of IBM's Blockchain Labs, and an IBM Distinguished Engineer.

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Luc Desrosiers

Luc Desrosiers is an IBM-certified IT architect with 20+ years of experience.

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Venkatraman Ramakrishna

Venkatraman Ramakrishna is an IBM researcher, with a BTech from IIT Kharagpur and PhD from UCLA.

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Petr Novotny

Petr Novotny is a research scientist at IBM Research, with an MSc from University College London and PhD from Imperial College London, where he was also a post-doctoral research associate.

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Salman A. Baset

Dr. Salman A. Baset is the CTO of security in IBM Blockchain Solutions.

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Anthony O'Dowd

Anthony O'Dowd is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, focusing on Blockchain. He led IBM's contribution to the design and development of the new smart contract and application SDKs found in Hyperledger Fabric v2. Anthony has also made significant contributions to Hyperledger Fabric documentation and samples.

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