BFT in Blockchains: From Protocols to Use Cases

Xin Wang; Sisi Duan; James Clavin; Haibin Zhang

doi:10.1145/3503042

BFT in Blockchains: From Protocols to Use Cases

Xin Wang, Sisi Duan, James Clavin, Haibin Zhang

Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science

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Abstract

A 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 (BFT) system in which 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 workflow.

Original language	English
Article number	209
Journal	ACM Computing Surveys
Volume	54
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3503042
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2022

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Blockchains
Byzantine fault tolerance
consensus
survey

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