Systems & Data Security


Blockchain

  • Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Indy.
  • Permissioned vs permissionless, private vs public blockchains.
  • Consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
  • Performance issues related to speed and data size.

Information Security

IT security plans, cybersecurity, attacks and defenses.


Distributed Cooperative Systems

  • Elementary transaction issues.
  • Conceptual and logical models for elementary and complex transactions.
  • Cooperation agreements, Validation Authorities, transaction observation and tracking.
  • Validation rules and access rules.

Cryptography

  • Random number generators.
  • Symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic algorithms.
  • Blum numbers and ciphering.
  • Modular arithmetic, secure key exchange.
  • SSL and HTTPS protocols.

Identity Management

  • The AAAA model and its evolutions.
  • Authentication vs authorization.
  • Multilevel and multi-organization access management.
  • Identity token architectures and related issues.
  • Identity chain management and construction.