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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Karame, Ghassan, author.
Imprint:	Norwood, MA : Artech House, [2016] ©2016
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Artech House information security and privacy series Artech House information security and privacy series.
Subject:	Electronic funds transfers -- Security measures. Bitcoin. Electronic commerce. Bitcoin. Electronic commerce. Electronic funds transfers -- Security measures. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11307080

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Other authors / contributors:	Androulaki, Elli, author.
ISBN:	9781630814335 1630814334 9781630810146 1630810142 9781630810139 1630810134
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	There is a lot of buzz about Bitcoin and Blockchain lately, our expert authors will help to answer some imperative questions about the security involved in this new digital asset and ledger. This comprehensive new resource presents a thorough overview and analysis of the security and privacy provisions of Bitcoin and its underlying blockchain clients. This book goes beyond the analysis of reported vulnerabilities of Bitcoin, evaluating a number of countermeasures to deter threats on the system. Readers are given concrete solutions and recommendations on the best practices to use when relying on Bitcoin as a payment method. This resource provides a clear explanation of assumptions governing the security of Bitcoin, including the scalability measures adopted in Bitcoin, privacy for clients, and the proper means of securing Bitcoin wallets. Readers learn how the security and privacy provisions of other blockchain technologies compare to Bitcoin and the security lessons learned after extensive research of Bitcoin since the inception of the currency.
Other form:	Print version: Karame, Ghassan. Bitcoin and blockchain security. Boston : Artech House, [2016] 9781630810139

Table of Contents:

Bitcoin and Blockchain Security; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1Introduction; 1.1Book Structure; 1.1.1 Chapter 2; 1.1.2 Chapter 3; 1.1.3 Chapter 4; 1.1.4 Chapter 5; 1.1.5 Chapter 6; 1.1.6 Chapter 7; 1.1.7 Chapter 8; 1.1.8 Chapter 9; 1.1.9 Chapter 10; Chapter 2Background on Digital Payments; 2.1Payment Systems Architecture; 2.2 Security and Privacy in Payments; 2.2.1Security; 2.2.2Privacy; 2.2.3Combining Security and Privacy; 2.3Security in Payment Systems prior to Bitcoin; 2.3.1Common Payment System Characteristics; 2.3.2Privacy-preserving Payments Due to the Research Community.
2.3.3Deployed Payment Systems2.4Summary; References; Chapter 3Bitcoin Protocol Specification; 3.1Overview of Bitcoin; 3.2Building Blocks and Cryptographic Tools; 3.2.1Cryptographic Hash Functions; 3.2.2Merkle Trees; 3.2.3ECDSA; 3.3Bitcoin Data Types; 3.3.1Scripts; 3.3.2Addresses; 3.3.3Transactions; 3.3.4Blocks; 3.4Bitc.

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