2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-60531-8_2
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Trust Factors and Insider Threats in Permissioned Distributed Ledgers

Abstract: Permissioned distributed ledgers have recently captured the attention of organizations looking to improve efficiency, transparency and auditability in value network operations. Often the technology is regarded as trustless or trust-free, resulting in a false sense of security. In this work, we review the various trust factors present in distributed ledger systems. We analyze the different groups of trust actors and their trust relationships to the software layers and inherent components of distributed ledgers.… Show more

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“…Internal threats. Distributed Ledgers are subject to a variety of threats by insiders and external insiders [17], who may attempt to exploit the blockchain for personal or organizational gain. Besides inadvertent misconfigurations, insiders may intentionally manipulate the configuration of blockchain peers and threaten network security.…”
Section: Malicious Intentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Internal threats. Distributed Ledgers are subject to a variety of threats by insiders and external insiders [17], who may attempt to exploit the blockchain for personal or organizational gain. Besides inadvertent misconfigurations, insiders may intentionally manipulate the configuration of blockchain peers and threaten network security.…”
Section: Malicious Intentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A major category of dependencies are database systems used for storage of blockchain state. Most blockchain frameworks use self-sufficient DBMS such as LevelDB, CouchDB or Postgres [17]. As dependencies, their versions are often updated infrequently and insufficient default configurations are used.…”
Section: A Vulnerabilitiesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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