Method of achieving multiple processor agreement in asynchronous networks
US6957331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Byzantine Agreement requires a set of parties in a distributed system to agree on a value even if some parties are corrupted. The invention comprises a method for achieving agreement among participating network devices in an asynchronous network is disclosed that makes use of cryptography, specifically of threshold digital signatures and a distributed coin-tossing protocol.
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