Unlocking Blockchain on Azure: Design and Develop Decentralized Applications

Description

Design, architect, and build Blockchain applications with Azure in industrial scenarios to revolutionize conventional processes and data security. This book will empower you to build better decentralized applications that have stronger encryption, better architectures, and effective deployment structures over the cloud. You'll start with an overview of Blockchain, distributed networks, Azure components in Blockchain, such as Azure Workbench, and independent Blockchain-as-a-service solutions. Next, you'll move on to aspects of Blockchain transactions where the author discusses encryption and distribution along with practical examples. You'll cover permissioned Blockchains and distributed ledgers with the help of use cases of financial institutions, followed by code and development aspects of smart contracts. Here, you will learn how to utilise the templates provided by Azure Resource Manager to quickly develop an Ethereum-based smart contract. Further, you will go through Blockchain points of integration, where the author demonstrates enterprise integration, automated processing of smart contracts, and lifecycle events. Finally, you will go through every deployment of HyperLedger, Ethereum, and other decentralized ledger examples over Azure, thus understanding the elements of creation, design, development, security, and deployment. After reading Unlocking Blockchain on Azure you will be able to design and develop Blockchain applications in Azure to decentralize social networks, financial organisations, and data. You'll be able to implement encryption over a Blockchain and have full control over shared instances digitally. You will be able to program smart contracts to digitize rules and trigger timely transactions. What You Will Learn Build decentralized applications Program, design, and deploy dynamic smart contractsModel Blockchains in the form of token economics, hybrid networks, and infrastructureDevelop end-to-end encryption and distributed systemsWho This Book Is For Developers and solutions architects who want to develop Blockchain applications in Azure and decentralize applications in different scenarios. Table of Contents About the Author Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Blockchains: The Complete Picture Defining Blockchains Defining for a New User Defining for a Beginner Defining for an Expert Historical Chain of Events: Distributed Computing Stage 1: Client-Server Stage 2: Multi-tier Network Architecture Stage 3: Peer-to-peer Networks Stage 4: Blockchain Blockchain Terminology How Does a Blockchain Work? As an Individual In an Office Department In a Company Across Branches In a Group of Companies In a Group of Inter-country Trades Across the Globe Consensus Algorithms Azure and Blockchains Authorizations of Users on a Chain Metadata of Existing Information Process Challenges That Require Blockchains Business Applications and Presentation Tools Chapter 2: Decoding a Real-Life Blockchain Consensus and Protocols Federated Byzantine Agreement Proof of Stake Proof of Importance Shared Ledgers Encryption Tokens Data Flow Sequencing Decentralized Applications Setting Blockchain Environments Chapter 3: Aspects of Blockchain Transactions Encryption and Validation Distribution and Security Distributed Data Distributed Processes Chapter 4: Permissioned Blockchains in FinTech The History of International Transactions Decoding Process Designs for Financial Instititutes Hyperledger Composer Lib: sample.js Models: sample.cto Package.json permissions.acl README.md Running the Example Chapter 5: Smart Contracts Real-life Smart Contracts Case Purchase of Property Smart Contract Languages Creating Smart Contracts Automobile: Manufacturing, Distribution, Reselling, Servicing Chapter 6: Blockchain Points of Integration Data Sourcing: Enterprise Integration with Existing Systems Structured Data Sources Connectivity and Definition of SQL Integrations with Blockchains Azure Cosmos DB Integrations with Blockchains Onboarding: Compliance and Regulatory Requirements GDPR Considerations for Blockchains Definition of Purpose and Consent Subject Access Request (SAR) Data Breach Notification Azure Blueprints Azure Policy Azure Security Center Authorization: Access Control and Security Access Automation: Processes for  Auto-trigger/Alerts of Smart Contracts Complete Picture Chapter 7: Technological Tools Business Requirements and Causes of Decentralization Solution Architecture with Respect to Operations Use Case: Sharing Medical Health Records of Patients Across Hospitals GHOSSTTT Protocol Governance High-Speed Transactions and Concurrency Open or Closed, Permissioned or Permissionless Storage Tokens, Transactions, and Trust Application of GHOSSTTT Protocol Azure Stack Quorum: EEA Single-Member Blockchain Ether.camp’s Ethereum Studio Blockchain Environment Ethereum on Azure by Microsoft/Parity Ethereum with Proof of Authority (PoA) Developer’s Version of Technical Component Breakdown Layers of Tools Network P2P Libraries Core Blockchain Frameworks Privacy and Scaling Components Tooling Elements Front-end Elements Blockchain as a Service The Blocknet Chapter 8: Technical Architectures Designing a Blockchain Solution Architecture for Trade Finance First Challenge Second Challenge Third Challenge Fourth Challenge Fifth Challenge Sixth Challenge Measure of Scale with Respect to User Base, Locations, Entities, and Objects User Base and Locations Entities and Objects Functional Density and Coverage Functionality and Scalability (Depth-wise and Breadthwise) Computation Complexity Plus Hardware Dependencies Core Decisions for Implementations Tools to Support Scale and Maintenance Frameworks On-chain and Off-chain Combinations of Architecture Design Defining a Content Distribution Blockchain Architecture for Content Tracking, Licensing, and Royalties Implementing Architectures for Legal Smart Contracts Chapter 9: Use Cases Decentralized Customer Engagement Bill’U: Your Personal ERP Microsoft Azure and Starbucks Other Industries Decentralized Trade Finance Microsoft Azure and Banks Other Financial Industries Decentralized KYC and Credit Data Validation Reduced Risk of Fraud and Lower Compliance Costs New Avenues of Financing and Tracing Trade Activities The Maritime Industry: Insurance, Procurement, and Trade Marine Insurance Maritime Marketplace Document Signing and Record Management Chapter 10: Puzzles and Exercises Getting Terminologies and Definitions Right Crossword 1 Crossword 2 Crossword 3 Crossword 4 Choose the Suitable Form of Consensus Use Case Design Challenge Example Solution Proof of Work Proof of Stake Delegated Proof of Stake Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG) Federated Byzantine Agreement (FBA) Proof of Importance Hybrid Chain Data and Transactions Energy Allocation Gadgets Transparent Updates and Fair Trade JSON Preparation Fixing Pain Points Solutions Crossword 1 Crossword 2 Crossword 3 Crossword 4 Matched Ordering Sequence Proof of Stake Design Challenge Delegated Proof of Stake Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAG) Federated Byzantine Agreement Proof of Importance Hybrid Chain Data and Transactions Energy Allocation Gadgets Transparent Updates and Fair Trade JSON Preparation State Diagram Fixing Pain Points Index