Distributed Ledger Signature Generation via Multiplicative Inverse
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating signatures for blocks of data in distributed ledgers are energy and time inefficient, leading to challenges in maintaining the integrity and immutability of digital data ownership chains.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a computing device that generates multiple signatures using deterministic sequences and output functions, combining them to create a hash signature that secures blocks of data and links them to subsequent blocks, utilizing finite field properties and Byzantine fault-tolerant algorithms to reduce energy consumption and increase transaction throughput.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If traditional signature creation methods are used for blocks of data in distributed ledgers, then security and immutability are maintained, but energy consumption is high and transaction processing time is long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the signature creation process into multiple independent signatures (first signature, second signature, third signature) that are generated using different deterministic functions. These segmented signatures are then combined through a combining function to create the final block signature. This segmentation allows parallel processing of signature generation while maintaining security through cryptographic verification of each component signature.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple deterministic signature generation approaches into a unified block signature. The first signature is generated using a first deterministic function, the second signature using a second deterministic function, and these are combined with a third signature through a combining function. This merging approach distributes the computational workload while maintaining the security properties of each individual signature method.
2Productivity
If traditional signature creation methods are used for blocks of data in distributed ledgers, then security and immutability are maintained, but transaction throughput is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the signature creation process into multiple independent signatures (first signature, second signature, third signature) that are generated using different deterministic functions. These segmented signatures are then combined through a combining function to create the final block signature. This segmentation allows parallel processing of signature generation while maintaining security through cryptographic verification of each component signature.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple deterministic signature generation approaches into a unified block signature. The first signature is generated using a first deterministic function, the second signature using a second deterministic function, and these are combined with a third signature through a combining function. This merging approach distributes the computational workload while maintaining the security properties of each individual signature method.
3Loss of time
If multiple deterministic signatures are generated and combined to secure blocks of data, then energy consumption is reduced and transaction speed is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs universal deterministic functions that can generate signatures across multiple blocks of data. The first deterministic function, second deterministic function, and combining function are designed to work consistently across different blocks, allowing the same algorithmic approach to be applied universally. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate custom algorithms for each block while maintaining security and improving processing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses self-service mechanisms where the deterministic functions automatically generate signatures based on the block data without requiring external intervention. The combining function automatically merges the multiple signatures, and the entire process is self-regulating through cryptographic verification. This automation reduces manual complexity while improving transaction processing speed.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to methods of mining a block of a distributed ledger. The methods include: receiving a block to be mined, the block including a header hash and a plurality of transactions; creating a first signature based on a first function, where inputs to the first function include the header hash and the plurality of transactions; and creating a second signature based on a second function, where an input to the second function is the first signature. In one example, the second function is a multiplicative inverse function and the method further includes creating the second signature that is a multiplicative inverse value of the first signature with respect to a first irreducible polynomial. The method additionally includes creating a chain of signatures, where each of the signatures is a multiplicative inverse value of a previous output with respect to a respective irreducible polynomial.