Poster: Towards Verifiable Mutability for Blockchains

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Contributors

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

Abstract

Due to their immutable log of information, blockchains can be considered as a transparency-enhancing technology. The immutability, however, also introduces threats and challenges with respect to privacy laws and illegal content. Introducing a certain degree of mutability, which enables the possibility to store and remove information, can therefore increase the opportunities for blockchains. In this paper, we present a concept for a mutable blockchain structure. Our approach enables the removal of certain blocks, while maintaining the blockchain's verifiability property. Since our concept is agnostic to any consensus algorithms, it can be implemented with permissioned and permissionless blockchains.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy, Euro S and P 2021
Pages722-724
Number of pages3
ISBN (electronic)9781665414913
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85119302405

Keywords

Keywords

  • Blockchain, Consent Management, Mutability, Privacy Engineering