Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture

Cohen S, Goren G, Kokoris Kogias E, Sonnino A, Spiegelman A. 2023. Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture. 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. FC: Financial Cryptography and Data Security, LNCS, vol. 13951, 36–53.

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Cohen, Shir; Goren, Guy; Kokoris Kogias, LefterisISTA; Sonnino, Alberto; Spiegelman, Alexander
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Abstract
This paper explores a modular design architecture aimed at helping blockchains (and other SMR implementation) to scale to a very large number of processes. This comes in contrast to existing monolithic architectures that interleave transaction dissemination, ordering, and execution in a single functionality. To achieve this we first split the monolith to multiple layers which can use existing distributed computing primitives. The exact specifications of the data dissemination part are formally defined by the Proof of Availability & Retrieval (PoA &R) abstraction. Solutions to the PoA &R problem contain two related sub-protocols: one that “pushes” information into the network and another that “pulls” this information. Regarding the latter, there is a dearth of research literature which is rectified in this paper. We present a family of pulling sub-protocols and rigorously analyze them. Extensive simulations support the theoretical claims of efficiency and robustness in case of a very large number of players. Finally, actual implementation and deployment on a small number of machines (roughly the size of several industrial systems) demonstrates the viability of the architecture’s paradigm.
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2023-12-01
Proceedings Title
27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security
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Springer Nature
Acknowledgement
This work is partially supported by Meta. Eleftherios Kokoris-Kogias is partially supported by Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant No: F8512-N. Shir Cohen is supported by the Adams Fellowship Program of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
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13951
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36-53
Conference
FC: Financial Cryptography and Data Security
Conference Location
Bol, Brac, Croatia
Conference Date
2023-05-01 – 2023-05-05
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Cohen S, Goren G, Kokoris Kogias E, Sonnino A, Spiegelman A. Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture. In: 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Vol 13951. Springer Nature; 2023:36-53. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47751-5_3
Cohen, S., Goren, G., Kokoris Kogias, E., Sonnino, A., & Spiegelman, A. (2023). Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture. In 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security (Vol. 13951, pp. 36–53). Bol, Brac, Croatia: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47751-5_3
Cohen, Shir, Guy Goren, Eleftherios Kokoris Kogias, Alberto Sonnino, and Alexander Spiegelman. “Proof of Availability and Retrieval in a Modular Blockchain Architecture.” In 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, 13951:36–53. Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47751-5_3.
S. Cohen, G. Goren, E. Kokoris Kogias, A. Sonnino, and A. Spiegelman, “Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture,” in 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, Bol, Brac, Croatia, 2023, vol. 13951, pp. 36–53.
Cohen S, Goren G, Kokoris Kogias E, Sonnino A, Spiegelman A. 2023. Proof of availability and retrieval in a modular blockchain architecture. 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security. FC: Financial Cryptography and Data Security, LNCS, vol. 13951, 36–53.
Cohen, Shir, et al. “Proof of Availability and Retrieval in a Modular Blockchain Architecture.” 27th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, vol. 13951, Springer Nature, 2023, pp. 36–53, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47751-5_3.
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