Chapter 4Understanding Enterprise Blockchain Consensus
This chapter will cover the most common consensus methods used for blockchains and distributed ledger platforms. The chapter will cover how blockchain consensus came to be and will provide insight into the historical challenge of the Byzantine Generals Problem and how it compares to the computer science challenges with distributed systems. The main focus of the chapter will be on the consensus methods used in the enterprise blockchains Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda, Quorum, and Enterprise Ethereum.
You will learn about the enterprise blockchain consensus algorithms used in the major enterprise blockchains. I will cover the most common blockchain consensus algorithms; however, I won't be ...
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