Blockchain Technology for Government

Abstract

This document presents an introduction to blockchain technology with a specific focus on the core technologies, platforms, and applications that may be beneficial to MITRE's government sponsors. The document is intended to introduce MITRE and its sponsor to blockchain technology, and establish a base of knowledge upon which to further explore MITRE sponsor blockchain use cases and research. An introduction to blockchain and its critical components including cryptography, consensus, and distributed ledgers is provided. Public and permissioned blockchains are compared, and a framework is provided that outlines when it is beneficial to use blockchain solutions. Use cases applicable to MITRE sponsors such as healthcare, identity, supply chain, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are considered. A survey of leading permissioned blockchains such as Ethereum and Tendermint is presented, and important emerging features such as private transactions and state channels that strengthen enterprise blockchains are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1108067

Entities

People

  • Dave Bryson
  • Dave Penny
  • David C. Goldenberg
  • Gloria Serrao

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Authentication
  • Biometric Security
  • Blockchain
  • Central Processing Units
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Consensus Algorithms
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Distributed Ledger
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification Systems
  • Identity Management Systems
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Internet Of Things
  • Money
  • Smart Contracts
  • Supply Chain

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Cybersecurity.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • 5G - DoD 5G Program
  • 5G - Internet of Things
  • Cyber