BFT in Blockchains: From Protocols to Use Cases

dc.contributor.authorWang, Xin
dc.contributor.authorDuan, Sisi
dc.contributor.authorClavin, James
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Haibin
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-31T15:37:55Z
dc.date.available2022-01-31T15:37:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-12-22
dc.description.abstractA blockchain is a distributed system that achieves strong security guarantees in storing, managing, and processing data. All blockchains achieve a common goal: building a decentralized system that provides a trustworthy service in an untrustworthy environment. A blockchain builds a Byzantine fault-tolerant system where decentralized nodes run a protocol to reach an agreement on the common system state. In this article, we focus on the research of BFT protocols. In particular, we categorize BFT protocols according to both the system models and worklow. We seek to answer a few important questions: How has the research in BFT evolved in the past four decades, especially with the rise of blockchains? What are the driven needs for BFT research in the future?en
dc.description.sponsorshipSisi Duan’s work was supported in part by National Key Research and Development Program of China under grant No. 2018YFA0704701 and Shandong Key Research and Development Program under grant No. 2020ZLYS09.en
dc.description.urihttps://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3503042en
dc.format.extent34 pagesen
dc.genrejournal articlesen
dc.genrepostprintsen
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2otec-wzzk
dc.identifier.citationWang, Xin et al. BFT in Blockchains: From Protocols to Use Cases.ACM Computing Surveys (Nov. 2021). https://doi.org/10.1145/3503042.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3503042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24091
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherACMen
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dc.titleBFT in Blockchains: From Protocols to Use Casesen
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