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Re: Blockchain and Networking
From: Miles Fidelman <mfidelman () meetinghouse net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:44:09 -0700
Transferring log files, used as forensic evidence, comes to mind.Any kind of paperwork, tables, etc. associated with network configuration - particularly if you're trying to preserve changes.
On 1/11/18 10:22 AM, Tom Beecher wrote:
"Blockchain is great at proving chain of custody, but when do you need to do that in computer networking?" This is the most important question to ask. Everything else is just buzzwordy shenanigans. On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:52 AM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:26 AM, Glen Kent <glen.kent () gmail com> wrote:Do folks on this list see blockchain technology making inroads into the networking? I can see blockchain being used to secure the SDN environment where blockchain will allow encrypted data transfers between nodes (ones hosting different applications, the SDN controller, the data planedevices)regardless of the network size or its geographical distribution.Hi Glen, I'm having trouble envisioning a scenario where blockchain does that any better than plain old PKI. Blockchain is great at proving chain of custody, but when do you need to do that in computer networking? Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin ................ herrin () dirtside com bill () herrin us Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/>
-- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra
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- Re: Blockchain and Networking, (continued)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Christopher Morrow (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Hugo Slabbert (Jan 09)
- RE: Blockchain and Networking Naslund, Steve (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Jean | ddostest.me via NANOG (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Michael Crapse (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Filip Hruska (Jan 10)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Saku Ytti (Jan 10)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Brian Kantor (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Jörg Kost (Jan 09)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Miles Fidelman (Jan 11)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking William Herrin (Jan 11)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking valdis . kletnieks (Jan 12)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Christopher Morrow (Jan 12)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Fredrik Korsbäck (Jan 17)
- Re: Blockchain and Networking Alex White-Robinson (Jan 22)