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Security Enhancements for Distributed Ledger Technology Systems Based on Open Source (오픈소스 기반 분산원장기술 시스템을 위한 보안 강화 방안)

  • Park, Keundug;Kim, Dae Kyung;Youm, Heung Youl
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.919-943
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    • 2019
  • Distributed ledger technology, which is attracting attention as an emerging technology related to the 4th Industrial Revolution, is implemented as an open source based distributed ledger technology system and widely used for development with various applications (or services), but the security functions provided by the distributed general ledger system are very insufficient. This paper proposes security enhancements for distributed ledger technology systems based on open source. To do so, potential security threats that may occur under running an open source based distributed ledger technology systems are identified and security functional requirements against the security threats identified are provided by analyzing legislation and security certification criteria (ISMS-P). In addition, it proposes a method to implement the security functions required for an open source based distributed ledger technology systems through analysis of security functional components of Common Criteria (CC), an international standard.

Study on Distributed Ledger Technology using Thing-user Group Management of Network of Everything (만물네트워크의 사물유저 그룹 관리 기반의 분산원장 기술에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Suyeon;Kahng, Hyun Kook
    • Journal of Software Assessment and Valuation
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.77-85
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, We studied the operation of distributed ledger technology used as a core technology for smart contracts and the components of distributed ledger technology. As a solution applying the entity of distributed ledger technology to NoE, we proposed the protocol of the distributed ledger technology using the thing user social group management function of NoE protocols being standardized in ISO/IEC JTC1 SC6. The management function of things user social group in NoE provides stable protocol functions and data transmission management, and provides group management functions such as member discovery function and data transmission channel management function. It is expected to be useful for member management functions of distributed ledger nodes by providing a service that apply the component of distributed ledger technology. We intend to actively reflect this technology in the future network functions of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC6, which is undergoing standardization.

Countermeasures against Security Threats to Online Voting Using Distributed Ledger Technology (분산 원장 기술을 활용한 온라인 투표에 대한 보안 위협과 대응 방안)

  • Park, Keundug;Kim, ChangOh;Youm, Heung-youl
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.1201-1216
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    • 2017
  • Recently, many countries around the world including Korea (Rep. of) have actively introduced online voting using distributed ledger technology (e.g. blockchain). However, online voting using distributed ledger technology based on the widely deployed telecommunication/ICT infrastructure. There is insufficient analysis of potential security threats. In this paper, we suggest a model for online voting system using distributed ledger technology and propose countermeasures by analyzing the security threats that may occur in online voting process in terms of information security.

Standard Status on ITU-T Distributed Ledger Technology (ITU-T에서 분산원장기술 표준화 동향)

  • Kwon, D.S.;Park, J.D.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.50-68
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    • 2020
  • Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) refers to a process and related technologies that enable a person to safely suggest, verify, and record state changes (usually updates) to synchronize ledgers distributed across network nodes. DLTs are becoming increasingly important as data management requirements evolve. Therefore, they need to understand the current state of standards (such as distributed storage and access technologies) to address future requirements. This paper provides ITU-T FG-DLT standard activities, such as standardization ization trends, use cases, reference architectures, platform evaluation criteria and future prospects.

Blockchain technology usage on health equity: Is Blockchain technology a panacea for global health equity issues? (건강정보에 대한 블록체인 기술 응용: 블록체인 기술은 글로벌 건강 정보 이슈에 대해 만병 통치약이 될 수 있는가?)

  • Zaya, Sukhbat;Choi, Jaewon
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.187-201
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    • 2018
  • This paper explores the potential of Blockchain technology in enabling a panacea for health equity. Since Satoshi Nakamoto first described Blockchain technology in 2008 pseudonymous paper, that distributed ledger system is empowered and ranging from finance to law to another sector and beyond. Also impacting healthcare sector and life science. In other words, there are many usage cases being researched in healthcare and Blockchain has shown its considerable special side in recent years. But this paper aims to the distributed ledger that is the special side of Blockchain technology is potentially can panacea for some global health equity issues such as patient data, counterfeit drug and hospital payment management.

A Study on Blockchain Ecosystem (블록체인 생태계 연구)

  • Yoo, Soonduck
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2018
  • This study looked at the blockchain technology as an ecosystem side and examined the role of each component. In this study, the blockchain ecosystem is a network structure in which members share and collaborate with each other in order to create new value(service) based on the distributed ledger. Hence compare to bio-ecosystem, the components of blockcahin ecosystem are consists of service providers(producer), service users(consumer) and the distributed ledger owners(decomposer). Distributed ledgers, who act as decomposers in the blockchain ecosystem, play an important role. In order to maintain and activate the value of the blockchain ecosystem, the ecosystem can be effectively operated by constructing an environment in which the distributed ledger owners can handle effectively. This will help us to understand the relationship between ecosystems and not only to contribute to the study but also to activate the blockchain ecosystem. The limitations of this study are based on exploratory research, and specific discussion is needed based on objective data.

Introducing Contemporary Blockchain Platforms

  • Alrumaih, Malak Suliman
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2021
  • Blockchain and its infrastructure technology have expanded rapidly in the last decade and are in high demand, but there is a lack of comprehensive studies on those platforms. Blockchain is a new technology based on the distributed digital ledger system. Decentralized trust is one of the key factors behind the blockchain-based system. Transparency of such a system is better than a conventional centralized ledger system. By using a blockchain-based transaction system, any business organization can harness key benefits like data integrity, confidentiality, and anonymity without involving any third party in control of the transactions. Since the blockchain is used in numerous applications and the horizon is expanding at an unprecedented pace. So, there is a need for an introducing and reviewing of blockchain platforms. In this paper, we have reported a review on existing contemporary blockchain platforms. In particular, From the existing studies, we have identified eighty blockchain platforms and the majority of them have a lack of technical details. To provide the researchers a comprehensive introducing on blockchain platforms to perform a broad guideline for future research and investment in the blockchain domain.

Distributed Ledger Technology and Cryptocurrency Market Potential Index (분산원장기술과 암호화폐시장 잠재력지수)

  • Nguyen, Kevin;Oh, Jeong-Hun
    • Informatization Policy
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.20-39
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    • 2020
  • This paper introduces the Cryptocurrency Market Potential Index (CMPI) in order to measure the potential of the blockchain-backed cryptocurrency. Adopting the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) system as a conceptual framework, the whole process from development to implementation and adoption of blockchain-backed cryptocurrency are examined. This paper selects 30 variables and employs factor analysis for multivariate analysis to produce the CMPI for a total of 213 countries. The results show that although cryptocurrency is decentralized, its development and usage might still be very centralized in Europe, North America, hotspots in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and CIS regions. This result also highlights how important development and implementation are before adoption so that consequent financial transactions can take place.

Design of Blockchain Model for Ransomware Prevention (랜섬웨어 방지를 위한 블록체인 활용 모델에 대한 설계)

  • An, Jung-hyun;Kim, Ki-chun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2017.05a
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    • pp.314-316
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    • 2017
  • Ransomware, a malicious program that requires money and then locks computers and files on network users for financial harvesting, will continue to evolve. Ransomware is a threat in mail systems that send and receive business information. By using Block Chain, Distributed Ledger technology, it is designed to be a safe mail system in which the automatically generated Ramsomware symptom data is directly linked to the security policy in the enterprise.

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A Study on the PSP-Platform for the Atomicity of Distributed Ledger

  • Lee, Eun-Hee;Yoon, Yong-Ik
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.73-80
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    • 2019
  • In Korea, a budget of tens of trillion won is put into the national R & D project every year. Thanks to these efforts, Korea's ICT industry is gaining global attention. However, there are still a lot of problems that are lacking in terms of the cycle of managing national ICT R&D projects. In particular, the issue of sharing is very insufficient throughout the cycle of the national ICT R&D. In this paper, In this paper, We propose a platfom that can be shared throughout the cycle of managing blockchain-based national ICT R&D projects. This platform we call the Perfect Sharing Project Platform (PSPP). We describe that PSPP can achieve excellent research results through information sharing of project process[1-2]. To support the perfect sharing, this platform uses a new notion of consensus algorithm, called POA (Proof of Atomicity). This platform is suitable for sharing information.