Modeling the Block Verification Time of Zcash

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Contributors

  • Fabian Stiehle - (Author)
  • Erik Daniel - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)
  • Florian Tschorsch - , Technical University of Berlin (Author)

Abstract

An important aspect of the propagation delay in blockchain networks is the block verification time, which is also responsible for the so-called verifier's dilemma. Models for the block verification time can help to understand and improve the verification process. Moreover, modeling the verification time is necessary for blockchain network simulations. In this paper, we present JOIST, a new model for the block verification time of Zcash. We identify computationally complex operations in the verification process of Zcash, and derive our model based on characteristic transaction features. We evaluate JOIST and show that the model is consistently more accurate than existing models, which consider the block size only.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, Euro S and PW 2021
Pages412-416
Number of pages5
ISBN (electronic)9781665410120
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85119072898