Title
Cryptographic primitives in blockchains.
Abstract
Blockchain, as one of the crypto-intensive creatures, has become a very hot topic recently. Although many surveys have recently been dedicated to the security and privacy issues of blockchains, there still lacks a systematic examination on the cryptographic primitives in blockchains. To this end, we in this paper conduct a systematic study on the cryptographic primitives in blockchains by comprehensive analysis on top-30 mainstream cryptocurrencies, in terms of the usages, functionalities, and evolutions of these primitives. We hope that it would be helpful for cryptographers who are going to devote themselves to the blockchain research, and the financial engineers/managers who want to evaluate cryptographic solutions for blockchain-based projects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1016/j.jnca.2018.11.003
Journal of Network and Computer Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Blockchain,Hash function,Accumulator,Commitment,Zero-knowledge proofs
Creatures,Computer security,Cryptography,Computer science,Computer network,Cryptographic primitive,Blockchain,Cryptocurrency,Financial engineering
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
127
1084-8045
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.57
65
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Licheng Wang1219.95
Xiaoying Shen231.92
Jing Li3326.74
Jun Shao416525.53
Yixian Yang51121140.62