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Hyperledger Cookbook

By : Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang
Book Image

Hyperledger Cookbook

By: Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang

Overview of this book

Hyperledger is an open-source project and creates private blockchain applications for a range of domains. This book will be your desk reference as you explore common and not-so-common challenges faced while building blockchain networks using Hyperledger services. We'll work through all Hyperledger platform modules to understand their services and features and build end-to-end blockchain applications using various frameworks and tools supported by Hyperledger. This book's independent, recipe-based approach (packed with real-world examples) will familiarize you with the blockchain development cycle. From modeling a business network to integrating with various tools, you will cover it all. We'll cover common and not-so-common challenges faced in the blockchain life cycle. Later, we'll delve into how we can interact with the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, covering all the principles you need to master, such as chaincode, smart contracts, and much more. We'll also address the scalability and security issues currently faced in blockchain development. By the end of this book, you will be able to implement each recipe to plan, design, and create a full-fledged, private, decentralized application to meet organizational needs.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Introduction

Hyperledger Indy is a public permissioned blockchain network for identity, which is built with privacy by design. It provides decentralized and self-sovereign identity management with a distributed ledger technology. An identity owner takes full control of its personal data in order to expose select information or avoid compromising the underlying personal data. Hyperledger Indy offers an alternative solution to managing identities and tackling increasing identity security demands, such as privacy, personal information leakage, data breach, and identity theft.

Here are Hyperledger Indy's key concepts:

  • Self-sovereign identity: The individuals and businesses entities could manage and prove their own identity, credentials, and claims on the blockchain network without the need of a central identity authority.
  • Zero knowledge proof: Only your required information...