Index
A
- abstraction / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- access control list (ACL) file (.acl) / Access control list (ACL) file (.acl)
- access modifiers
- public / Access modifiers
- private / Access modifiers
- internal / Access modifiers
- external / Access modifiers
- accounts / Account
- Active Directory (AD) / Certificate authority (CA)
- addresses / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- Altcoins / Altcoins
- anchor
- updating / Updating the anchor
B
- bank identifier code (BIC) / A peer-to-peer network
- Binance
- reference / A peer-to-peer network
- BitAudit
- reference / A blockchain solution
- Bitcoin
- about / Bitcoin
- need for / Why Bitcoin
- Bitcoin Cash / Altcoins
- Bitcoin digital currency (BTC) / Bitcoin
- Bitcoin protocol / Why Bitcoin
- Bitcoin wallets / Private keys and Bitcoin wallets
- blockchain
- evolution / The evolution of blockchain
- Blockchain 1.0 / The evolution of blockchain
- Blockchain 2.0 / The evolution of blockchain
- Blockchain 3.0 / The evolution of blockchain
- Blockchain 4.0 / The evolution of blockchain
- use case, selecting / How to choose a proper use case
- blockchain use case, examples
- about / Blockchain use case examples
- payment and settlement services / Payment and settlement services
- import and export finance / Import and export finance
- immutable ledger / Immutable ledger
- regulatory compliance and auditing / Regulatory compliance and auditing
- identity theft detection / Identity theft detection
- funds back-office operation / Funds back-office operation
- collateral management / Collateral management
- healthcare systems / Healthcare systems
- real estate trading / Real estate trading and rental markets
- rental markets / Real estate trading and rental markets
- IP market / IP market
- elections / Elections
- HR and recruiting / HR and recruiting
- public records / Public records
- reduce contract disputes / Reduce contract disputes
- sharing economy / Sharing economy
- integration, with IoT / Integration with IoT
- commercial and social relationships, facilitating / Facilitate commercial and social relationships
- blocks / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- browser-based IDE
- about / Browser-based IDE
- Remix / Remix
- EthFiddle /
- business network archive
- about / Business network archive
- network model file (.cto) / Network model file (.cto)
- script file (.js) / Script file (.js)
- access control list (ACL) file (.acl) / Access control list (ACL) file (.acl)
- query file (.qry) / Query file (.qry)
- business models, designing / Designing business models
- business transaction function
- implementing / Implementing the business transaction function
- testing / Testing in the playground
- business network, deploying / Deploying a business network
- integrating, with REST server / Integrating with REST server
- Hyperledger Composer REST API, generating / Generating the Hyperledger Composer REST API
- bytecode / Smart contracts
- Byzantium / An overview of Ethereum
C
- campaign decentralized application
- writing / Writing a campaign decentralized application
- web3 provider, selecting / Selecting a web3 provider
- account information, loading / Loading account information
- project information, loading / Loading project information
- fund function, handling / Handling the fund function
- checkGoalReached method, executing / checkGoalReached
- Casper / Casper
- Casper CBC / Casper
- Casper FFG / Casper
- certificate
- generating / Generating the certificate
- certificate authority (CA) / Certificate authority (CA)
- chaincode
- about / Chaincode
- writing / Writing chaincode
- development tool / Development tools
- key concept / Chaincode key concept and APIs
- APIs / Chaincode key concept and APIs
- issuance claim, defining / Defining an issuance claim
- initializing / Initializing the chaincode
- invoking / Invoking the chaincode
- AddCompany / AddCompany
- ReportLost / ReportLost
- RequestedInfo / RequestedInfo
- SubmitClaim / SubmitClaim, ConfirmClaimSubmission, ApproveClaim
- ConfirmClaimSubmission / SubmitClaim, ConfirmClaimSubmission, ApproveClaim
- ApproveClaim / SubmitClaim, ConfirmClaimSubmission, ApproveClaim
- query, using / Query
- gethistory function, using / getHistory
- installing / Installing chaincode
- instantiating / Instantiating the chaincode
- channel
- about / Channel
- creating / Creating a channel
- joining / Joining channels
- channel configuration transaction
- generating / Generating a channel configuration transaction
- ciphertext / Cryptography and hash functions
- CoinMarketCap
- reference / A peer-to-peer network, The consensus mechanism
- command-line development management tools
- about / Command-line development management tools
- Truffle /
- Composer-cli
- composer archive create command / Composer-cli
- composer archive list command / Composer-cli
- composer card create command / Composer-cli
- composer card delete command / Composer-cli
- composer card list command / Composer-cli
- composer network deploy command / Composer-cli
- composer network list command / Composer-cli
- composer network ping command / Composer-cli
- Composer playground / Composer playground
- composer REST server / Composer REST server
- consensus algorithm / Other concepts
- consensus mechanism
- about / The consensus mechanism
- forking / Forking
- mining / Mining and difficulty level
- difficulty level / Mining and difficulty level
- hacking / Hacking – the 51% problem
- private keys / Private keys and Bitcoin wallets
- Bitcoin wallets / Private keys and Bitcoin wallets
- Bitcoin, scripting / Bitcoin scripting
- Altcoins / Altcoins
- Ethereum / Ethereum
- constructor / Constructor
- core component model, Hyperledger Fabric
- about / Core component model
- peers / Peers
- membership service provider (MSP) / Membership service provider (MSP)
- certificate authority (CA) / Certificate authority (CA)
- ordering service / Ordering service
- create, read, update, delete (CRUD) / Composer REST server
- crowdfunding / An overview of Ethereum
- crowdfunding campaign use case / Case study – crowdfunding campaign
- cryptography / Cryptography and hash functions
D
- DAO / Other concepts
- DApp, development tools
- about / DApp development tools
- Truffle / Truffle
- Ganache / Ganache
- Dash / Altcoins
- data type / Data type
- decentralized application (DApp)
- about / Other concepts
- overview / Decentralized application overview
- web3.js / web3.js quick overview
- provider / Provider
- healthcare data sharing use case / DApp use case – healthcare data sharing
- determinism / Oracle
- development environment, Ethereum
- setting up / Setting up an Ethereum development environment
- Truffle, installing / Installing Truffle
- Ganache, installing / Installing Ganache
- development tool, chaincode
- about / Development tools
- LiteIDE / LiteIDE
- JetBrains Gogland / JetBrains Gogland
- Visual Studio Code / Visual Studio Code
- difficulty level / Mining and difficulty level
- digital signature / Other concepts
- distributed ledger / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- distributed ledger technology (DLT) / The evolution of blockchain
- Docker-compose-base.yaml / Docker-compose-base.yaml
- Docker composer configuration files
- double-spending problem / The consensus mechanism
E
- e-wallet / A peer-to-peer network
- encryption / Cryptography and hash functions, Other concepts
- enrolment certificates (ECerts) / Certificate authority (CA)
- enterprise blockchain
- Hyperledger / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) / An overview of Ethereum
- enum type / Enum type
- Ethereum
- about / Ethereum, Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- issues / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger, Other concepts
- overview / An overview of Ethereum
- reference / An overview of Ethereum
- basic concepts / Ethereum basic concepts
- Ether / Ether
- ERC20 tokens / ERC20 tokens
- smart contract / Smart contracts
- Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) / Ethereum virtual machines
- Ethereum gas / Ethereum gas
- account / Account
- Oracle / Oracle
- performance / Performance
- development environment, setting up / Setting up an Ethereum development environment
- Ethereum (ETH) / Other concepts
- Ethereum Classic (ETC) / Other concepts
- Ethereum client / Ethereum virtual machines
- Ethereum virtual machine (EVM) / Ethereum, Ethereum basic concepts
- EthFiddle
- about /
- reference /
- events / Events
F
- fiat currency / A peer-to-peer network
- financial institutions, business model
- deficiencies / Why Bitcoin
- forks / Forking
- functions / Functions
G
- Ganache
- about / Ganache
- features / Ganache
- options / Ganache
- installing / Installing Ganache
- launching / Launching the Ganache environment
- genealogy
- analogy / The genealogy analogy
- characteristics / The genealogy analogy
- Bitcoin / Bitcoin
- peer-to-peer network / A peer-to-peer network
- cryptography / Cryptography and hash functions
- hash functions / Cryptography and hash functions
- transactions / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- distributed ledger / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- UTXO / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- addresses / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- blocks / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- genesis block / The genealogy analogy
- global variables / Constant state variables, unit, and functions
H
- hacking
- 51% problem / Hacking – the 51% problem
- hash functions / Cryptography and hash functions
- healthcare data sharing use case
- about / DApp use case – healthcare data sharing
- business problem / The business problem
- blockchain solution / A blockchain solution
- data repository / A blockchain solution
- blockchain platform, selecting / A blockchain solution
- analytics component / A blockchain solution
- data protection / A blockchain solution
- backend component / A blockchain solution
- frontend component / A blockchain solution
- parties involved / A blockchain solution
- architectural diagram / A blockchain solution
- project funding / A blockchain solution
- Homestead / An overview of Ethereum
- Huopi
- reference / A peer-to-peer network
- Hyperledger
- about / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Fabric (HF) / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Iroha / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Burrow / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Sawtooth / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Indy / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- Hyperledger Composer
- overview / Hyperledger Composer – a quick overview
- Yeoman generator / Yeoman generator
- composer REST server / Composer REST server
- LoopBack connector / LoopBack connector
- JavaScript SDK / JavaScript SDK
- Composer playground / Composer playground
- Composer-cli / Composer-cli
- environment, setting up / Setting up a Hyperledger Composer environment
- prerequisites, installing / Installation prerequisites
- development environment, installing / Installing the development environment
- Hyperledger Fabric
- claim history, querying / Querying claim history
- end to end test, executing / End-to-end test execution
- Hyperledger Fabric (HF)
- key concepts / Key concepts in Hyperledger Fabric
- ledger / Ledger
- chaincode / Chaincode
- channel / Channel
- core component model / Core component model
- basic transaction flow / Hyperledger Fabric basic transaction flow
- insurance claim use case / Issuance claim
- environment, setting up / Setting up a Hyperledger Fabric environment
- prerequisites, installing / Installation prerequisites
- installing / Installing Hyperledger Fabric
- configuring / Configuring Hyperledger Fabric
- certificate, generating / Generating the certificate
- orderer genesis block, generating / Generating an orderer genesis block
- channel configuration transaction, generating / Generating a channel configuration transaction
- Docker composer configuration files, overview / Overview of Hyperledger Fabric Docker composer configuration files
- project directory structure / Fabric project directory structure
- Docker-compose-base.yaml / Docker-compose-base.yaml
- peer-base.yaml / Peer-base.yaml
- network, starting / Starting the Hyperledger Fabric network
- channel, creating / Creating a channel
- channels, joining / Joining channels
- anchor, updating / Updating the anchor
- chaincode, installing / Installing chaincode
- chaincode, instantiating / Instantiating the chaincode
- add broker, invoking / Invoking add broker
- add insurer, invoking / Invoking add insurer
- ReportLost, invoking / Invoking ReportLost
- RequestedInfo, invoking / Invoking RequestedInfo
- SubmitClaim, invoking / Invoking SubmitClaim
- ConfirmClaimSubmission, invoking / Invoking ConfirmClaimSubmission
- ApproveClaim, invoking / Invoking ApproveClaim
- about / How to choose a proper use case
- Hyperledger Fabric (HF) 1.0 / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
I
- IBM Bluemix
- reference / Network model file (.cto)
- about / Network model file (.cto)
- inheritance / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- input parameters / Input parameters
- insurance claim
- use case / Issuance claim
- insurance claim use case
- business scenarios, analyzing / Analyzing business scenarios
- interface / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
J
- JavaScript SDK / JavaScript SDK
- JetBrains Gogland / JetBrains Gogland
L
- ledger / The genealogy analogy, Ledger
- Litecoin / Altcoins
- LiteIDE / LiteIDE
- LoopBack connector / LoopBack connector
M
- mapping / Mapping
- MD5 (message-digest algorithm 5) / Cryptography and hash functions
- Membership Service Provider (MSP) / Core component model
- membership service provider (MSP) / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger, Membership service provider (MSP)
- Metropolis part 1 / An overview of Ethereum
- Metropolis part 2 / An overview of Ethereum
- miners / A peer-to-peer network
- mining / The consensus mechanism, Mining and difficulty level
- mining rig / The consensus mechanism
- modifier / Modifiers
- Monero / Altcoins
N
- Namecoin / Altcoins
- network model file (.cto) / Network model file (.cto)
- network model file (.cto), elements
- single namespace / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - asset / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - participant / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - enum / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - concept / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - transactions / Network model file (.cto)
- resources - events / Network model file (.cto)
- import / Network model file (.cto)
- node / A peer-to-peer network
O
- object-oriented programming (OOP) / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- off-chain data / Other concepts
- OKEx
- reference / A peer-to-peer network
- Oracle
- orderer genesis block
- generating / Generating an orderer genesis block
- ordering service / Ordering service
- output parameters / Output parameters
P
- 51% problem / Hacking – the 51% problem
- Peer-base.yaml / Peer-base.yaml
- peer-to-peer network / A peer-to-peer network
- Peercoin / Altcoins
- peers / Peers
- performance, Ethereum
- about / Performance
- throughput / Throughput
- Proof-of-Stake (PoS) / Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
- Casper / Casper
- Plasma / Plasma
- sharding / Sharding
- Plasma
- PoW (Proof-of-Work) / The consensus mechanism
- private blockchain / Other concepts
- private keys / Private keys and Bitcoin wallets
- process virtual machine / Ethereum virtual machines
- Proof-of-Stake (PoS) / Other concepts, Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
- Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET) / Enterprise blockchain – Hyperledger
- provider / Provider
- public/private keys / Other concepts
Q
- query file (.qry) / Query file (.qry)
R
- Remix
- REST server
- business transaction function, integrating / Integrating with REST server
- Ripple / Why Bitcoin
S
- script file (.js) / Script file (.js)
- SHA-1 (secure hash algorithm) / Cryptography and hash functions
- SHA-256 / Cryptography and hash functions
- sharding / Sharding
- smart contract, security
- about / Smart contract security
- keep simple / Keep contract simple and modular
- keep modular / Keep contract simple and modular
- checks-effects-interactions pattern, using / Use the checks-effects-interactions pattern
- DoS, with block gas limit / DoS with block gas limit
- errors, handling in external calls / Handle errors in external calls
- smart contract patterns
- about / Common smart contract patterns
- access restriction / Access restriction
- state machine / State machine
- smart contracts
- about / Smart contracts, Introduction to smart contracts
- features / Smart contracts
- solidity source file / Layout of a solidity source file
- structure / Structure of a contract
- state variables / State variables
- data type / Data type
- enum type / Enum type
- struct type / Struct type
- mapping / Mapping
- functions / Functions, Constant state variables, unit, and functions
- input parameters / Input parameters
- access modifiers / Access modifiers
- output parameters / Output parameters
- modifiers / Modifiers
- events / Events
- constructor / Constructor
- constant state variables / Constant state variables, unit, and functions
- unit / Constant state variables, unit, and functions
- interface / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- abstract / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- inheritance / Inheritance, abstract, and interface
- deploying / Deploying a smart contract
- solidity
- about / What is solidity?
- value types / Data type
- ether units / Ether units
- solidity time / Time units
- solidity development environment, tools
- about / Tools for solidity development environment
- browser-based IDE / Browser-based IDE
- command-line development management tools / Command-line development management tools
- solidity source file
- about / Layout of a solidity source file
- pragma / Pragma
- comments / Comments
- import keyword / Import
- path / Paths
- relative paths / Relative paths
- state variables / State variables
- struct type / Struct type
- SWIFT / A peer-to-peer network
- system virtual machine / Ethereum virtual machines
T
- testing / Other concepts
- transaction certificates (TCerts) / Certificate authority (CA)
- transactions / The distributed ledger, blocks, transactions, addresses, and UTXO
- transactions per second (TPS) / Throughput, How to choose a proper use case
- Truffle
- about / Truffle
- reference /
- compile command / Truffle
- console command / Truffle
- create command / Truffle
- debug command / Truffle
- deploy/migration command / Truffle
- develop command / Truffle
- init command / Truffle
- installing / Installing Truffle
- project, creating / Creating a Truffle project
U
V
- virtual machine (VM) / Ethereum virtual machines
- Visual Studio Code
- about / Visual Studio Code
- reference / Visual Studio Code
W
- web3.js
- overview / web3.js quick overview
- web3.js API
- web3-eth / web3.js quick overview
- web3-shh / web3.js quick overview
- web3-bzz / web3.js quick overview
- web3-utils / web3.js quick overview
Y
- Yeoman generator / Yeoman generator
Z
- Zcash / Altcoins