Blockchain implementing reliability database

1. A computing system comprising:

a storage device that stores a blockchain ledger which stores reliability data values of various data sources within a key-value store of the blockchain ledger;

a network interface configured to receive a request for trust information of an external data source from a client; and

a processor configured to execute chaincode that determines that a reliability data value of the external data source is not stored in the key-value store of the blockchain ledger, and determine the reliability data value of the external data source based on an aggregate of reliability values assigned to a chain of other external data sources that sequentially depend from the external data source in a tree structure of reliability, wherein at least one other external data source in the chain has an intermediate relationship with the external data source and corresponds to a node that is in between a node of the external data source and a leaf node in the tree structure,

wherein the processor is further configured to control the network interface to transmit the determined reliability data value to the client.

2. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that the reliability data value of the external data source is not stored within a state database implemented via the blockchain ledger based on an identity of the external data source.

3. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify the chain in the tree structure based on a threshold number of hierarchical levels in the tree structure.

4. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to update the key-value store of the distributed ledger to include the determined reliability value.

5. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determined reliability data value indicates a level of trust associated with one or more of the external data source and a data element provided from the external data source.

6. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine an average value of the reliability values assigned to the chain of the other external data sources as the reliability value of the external data source.

7. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the reliability value after weighting the reliability values assigned to the chain of other external data sources based on a depth of the chain in the tree structure.

8. A method comprising:

storing a blockchain ledger which stores reliability data values of various data sources within a key-value store of the blockchain ledger;

receiving a request for trust information of an external data source from a client;

executing chaincode that determines that a reliability data value of the external data source is not stored in the key-value store of the blockchain ledger;

determining the reliability data value of the external data source based on an aggregate of reliability values assigned to a chain of other external data sources that sequentially depend from the external data source in a tree structure of reliability, wherein at least one other external data source in the chain has an intermediate relationship with the external data source and corresponds to a node that is in between a node of the external data source and a leaf node in the tree structure; and

transmitting the determined reliability data value to the client.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting comprises determining that the reliability data value of the external data source is not stored within a state database implemented via the blockchain ledger based on an identity of the external data source.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises identifying the chain in the tree structure based on a threshold number of hierarchical levels in the tree structure.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising updating the key-value store of the blockchain ledger to include the determined reliability value.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determined reliability data value indicates a level of trust associated with one or more of the external data source and a data element provided from the external data source.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining comprises determining an average value of the reliability values assigned to the chain of other external data sources as the reliability value of the external data source.

14. The computing system of claim 1 , wherein the determining further comprises determining the reliability value after weighting the reliability values assigned to the chain of other external data sources based on a depth of the chain in the tree structure.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

storing a blockchain ledger which stores reliability data values of various data sources within a key-value store of the blockchain ledger;

receiving a request for trust information of an external data source from a client;

executing chaincode that determines that a reliability data value of the external data source is not stored in the key-value store of the blockchain ledger;

determining the reliability data value of the external data source based on an aggregate of reliability values assigned to a chain of other external data sources that sequentially depend from the external data source in a tree structure of reliability, wherein at least one other external data source in the chain has an intermediate relationship with the external data source and corresponds to a node that is in between a node of the external data source and a leaf node in the tree structure; and

transmitting the determined reliability data value to the client.