{"product_id":"blockchain-consensus-9781484281789","title":"Blockchain Consensus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is your comprehensive guide to understanding Blockchain and Blockchain consensus algorithms. It covers distributed systems, distributed consensus, and relevant system models. And you''ll explore how classical and modern consensus algorithms work. The book also covers quantum consensus and explains the role that quantum computing plays in distributed systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsensus protocols allow participants in distributed systems to agree on a common value, despite faults. It''s a fundamentally important construct in distributed systems. As a result of rigorous and ground-breaking research over the last four decades, many consensus mechanisms have been developed and are used in the industry today. However, with the advent of Blockchain technology, a renewed interest has arisen in this area, resulting in more research and innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Blockchain, Bitcoin, was invented in 2008 and introduced a novel consensus protocol called Nakamoto consensus, a solution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1:  Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduce distributed computing concepts, models and relevant concepts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  1.      Introduction 1.1.   What is distributed computing 1.1.1.Characteristics (collection, coherent, same task, consists of nodes etc) 1.2.   Distributed algorithms 1.3.   Elements of distributed computing   1.4.   computational (system) model 1.5.   Space \/ time diagram 1.6.   Time, clocks and order 1.7.   Broadcast ordering 1.8.   types 1.8.1.1.Message passing  1.8.1.2.Shared memory 1.9.   Synchrony \/ timing 1.10.                    Adversary model 1.11.                    Faults 1.11.1.Process \/ program faults 1.11.2.Processor \/ machine 1.11.3.Communication \/ link faults 1.11.4.Storage faults 1.11.5.Types (omission, byzantine . . . etc.)  1.11.6.Correct processes 1.11.7.Fault tolerance 1.12.                    Abstractions  1.12.1.What and why abstractions? 1.12.2.to understand \/ build distributed computing – helps to state and reason about distributed computing 1.12.3.System model 1.12.4.Processes and links 1.12.5.Communication and networks 1.12.5.1.Latency and bandwidth 1.12.6.Agreement 1.12.7.Cryptography abstractions 1.13.                    Role of cryptography in distributed systems and consensus 1.14.                    CAP theorem 1.15.                    Summary     Chapter 2:  Cryptography \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to understand cryptography and build ground for use of cryptography in consensus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    2.      Cryptography 2.1.1.What is cryptography 2.1.2.CIA triad 2.1.3.Symmetric cryptography 2.1.4.Asymmetric cryptography 2.1.5.Hash functions 2.1.6.MACs 2.1.7.Digital signatures 2.1.8.Privacy  2.1.9.Zero knowledge 2.1.10.Summary    Chapter 3:  Distributed consensus \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduced the subject of consensus, why its important, history, how it developed, what are the requirements and relevant results and abstractions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  3.      Distributed consensus 3.1.   What is distributed consensus 3.1.1.Agreement abstraction 3.2.   Goal of distributed consensus 3.2.1.Safety 3.2.2.liveness 3.2.3.Other properties and goals 3.3.   Consensus system model 3.4.   History 3.5.   Types 3.6.   Building blocks 3.7.   Other abstractions 3.8.   Two generals problem - network model 3.9.   Byzantine generals problem - node behaviour model 3.10.                    Byzantine agreement 3.11.                    Replication 3.12.                    Primary - backup model 3.13.                    State machine replication 3.14.                    Fundamental results, lower bounds \/ upper bounds 3.15.                    FLP impossibility 3.16.                    How to circumvent FLP impossibility 3.16.1.Synchrony models , assumptions, eventual, partial synchrony etc. 3.16.2.Other methods 3.17.                    Cryptography in distributed consensus 3.17.1.Privacy in consensus algorithms 3.18.                    Where are we now 3.19.                    Summary     Chapter 4:  Blockchain \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduce blockchain, its structure, use cases and technical underpinnings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  4.      Blockchain 4.1.   What is blockchain 4.2.   Background  4.2.1.The first blockchain 4.2.2.Bitcoin 4.2.3.Smart contracts 4.3.   Blockchain is a distributed system 4.4.   Basic structure 4.5.   Benefits 4.6.   Types 4.7.   Available platforms 4.7.1.Ethereum 4.8.   Use cases 4.9.   Summary   Chapter 5:  blockchain consensus \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: introduce blockchain consensus, relationship with classical consensus, need of consensus in blockchain, how generally it works and Bitcoin protocol.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  5.      Blockchain consensus 5.1.   Relationship with distributed systems  5.2.   Why consensus is needed 5.3.   First appearance – with Bitcoin to circumvent double spending and Sybil attack 5.4.   A confusion – a consensus mechanism, consensus facilitation mechanism or a Sybil attack defence mechanism 5.5.   First blockchain consensus – in Bitcoin – PoW  5.6.   Summary   Chapter 6:   early protocols \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduce what distributed consensus protocols were developed earlier , some fundamental relevant results and how these protocols work. This will develop intuition and basis for more advanced topics in the next chapter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  6.      Early protocols 6.1.   Byzantine agreement 6.2.   Ben-Or 6.3.   DLS 6.4.   View stamped replication 6.5.   Summary   Chapter 7:  Classical consensus algorithms \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: introduced classical consensus protocols , inluding Paxos, RAFt, PBFT and understand how they work in detail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  7.      Classical protocols \/ algorithms This chapter covers classical protocols in detail, their design, how they work and where they are implemented. How and if they can be used in blockchain 7.1.   Paxos 7.2.   RAFT 7.3.   PBFT 7.4.   How to adapt these classical protocols for blockchain. 7.5.   Summary     Chapter 8:  blockchain age protocols \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: introduction to modern blockchain protocols and how they work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 40\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  8.      Modern - blockchain age protocols 8.1.   PoW 8.2.   PoS 8.3.   Tendermint 8.4.   Hotstuff 8.5.   SBFT 8.6.   Summary   Chapter 9:  newer protocols \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduce newer class of protocols , specifically developed for blockchains and cryptocurrencies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages - 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  9.      Other newer protocols 9.1.   Snow flake family 9.2.   Other exotic ideas and protocols 9.3.   Summary   Chapter 10:  Design and implementation \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: to introduce how to model, design and verify consensus protocols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages : 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  10.  Design and implementation 10.1.                    Design 10.2.                    Formal methods in computer science  10.3.                    Correctness proofs 10.4.                    Formal spec and verification of consensus algorithms 10.5.                    Using TLA+ 10.6.                    Other Correctness proofs 10.7.                    Performance 10.7.1.Scalability and efficiency 10.8.                    Security 10.9.                    Implementation 10.10.                Selection \/ evaluation criteria \/ Evaluation 10.10.1.Complexity concepts 10.10.2.Summary   Chapter 11:  current landscape and future \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Goal: general overview of latest state of the art and current challenges along with research directions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo of pages : 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  11.  Current landscape, research directions and future 11.1.                    State of the art 11.2.                    Challenges 11.3.                    Research directions 11.4.                    Future 11.5.                    Exotic ideas  11.6.                    Conclusion\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"APress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515777409367,"sku":"9781484281789","price":46.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blockchain-consensus-9781484281789","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}