Verifying Transactions via Block Chains in a Distributed Computer System
A distributed computer system operates by: storing data as encoded blocks in storage units of a distributed computer system at physically different sites and for an indefinite period of time, wherein the encoded blocks are encrypted as a group via a hashing function to prevent hacking and satisfy a chained input process; receiving, at the storage units of the distributed computer system, a transaction request associated with the data; and verifying the transaction request, via the hashing function and based on a decryption of the encoded data blocks stored in the storage units of the distributed computer system at the physically different sites.
1 . A method comprising:
storing data as encoded blocks in storage units of a distributed computer system at physically different sites and for an indefinite period of time, wherein the encoded blocks are encrypted as a group via a hashing function to prevent hacking and satisfy a chained input process;
receiving, at the storage units of the distributed computer system, a transaction request associated with the data; and
verifying the transaction request, via the hashing function and based on a decryption of the encoded data blocks stored in the storage units of the distributed computer system at the physically different sites.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, an association between the transaction request and an imposter encoded block; and
deleting the imposter encoded block responsive to the transaction request.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises a solid state memory device.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises temporary storage.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises a random access memory.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoded blocks are encoded via a dispersed storage encoding.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising assigning one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein assigning the one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system utilizes a decentralized agreement protocol.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the decentralized agreement protocol operates based on a plurality of weights.
10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein assigning the one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system includes determining a number of the one or more additional storage units.
11 . A processing system of a distributed computer system comprising:
a communications interface;
a memory; and
at least one computer processor;
wherein the memory includes instructions for causing the computer processor to perform operations that include:
storing data as encoded blocks in storage units of a distributed computer system at physically different sites and for an indefinite period of time, wherein the encoded blocks are encrypted as a group via a hashing function to prevent hacking and satisfy a chained input process;
receiving, at the storage units of the distributed computer system, a transaction request associated with the data; and
verifying the transaction request, via the hashing function and based on a decryption of the encoded data blocks stored in the storage units of the distributed computer system at the physically different sites.
12 . The processing system of claim 11 , further comprising:
determining, an association between the transaction request and an imposter encoded block; and
deleting the imposter encoded block responsive to the transaction request.
13 . The processing system of claim 11 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises a solid state memory device.
14 . The processing system of claim 11 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises temporary storage.
15 . The processing system of claim 11 , wherein a first storage unit of the storage units comprises a random access memory.
16 . The processing system of claim 11 , wherein the encoded blocks are encoded via a dispersed storage encoding.
17 . The processing system of claim 11 , further comprising assigning one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system.
18 . The processing system of claim 17 , wherein assigning the one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system utilizes a decentralized agreement protocol.
19 . The processing system of claim 18 , wherein the decentralized agreement protocol operates based on a plurality of weights.
20 . The processing system of claim 17 , wherein assigning the one or more additional storage units to the distributed computer system includes determining a number of the one or more additional storage units.