Hyperledger Fabric follows a modular design, and the following are some of the possible components or modules that can be plugged in and implemented. Note that this list is not exhaustive:
- Membership services: This module is essentially a permissioning module and acts as a vehicle to establish a root of trust during network creation, but this is also instrumental in ensuring and managing the identity of members. Membership services are essentially a certificate authority as well as utilized elements of the public key infrastructure (PKI) for things such as key distribution, management, and establishing federated trust as the network grows. The membership services module provides a specialized digital ...