Analysis of the Cryptographic Tools for Blockchain and Bitcoin

Mathematics

VíctorGayoso Martínez¹  Luis Hernández-Álvarez¹  LuisHernández Encinas¹ 

[1] Institute of Physical and Information Technologies (ITEFI), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Serrano 144, 28034 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: asymmetric cryptography;    bitcoin;    blockchain;    digital signature;    elliptic curves;    hash function;    merkle tree;   

DOI  :  10.3390/math8010131

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Blockchain is one of the most interesting emerging technologies nowadays, with applications ranging from cryptocurrencies to smart contracts. This paper presents a review of the cryptographic tools necessary to understand the fundamentals of this technology and the foundations of its security. Among other elements, hash functions, digital signatures, elliptic curves, and Merkle trees are reviewed in the scope of their usage as building blocks of this technology.

【 授权许可】

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