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Leon Z.
Leon Z.

Reputation: 41

true identity establishment in Fabric

When a user tries to register in the network how does the system ensure he/she is whom he/she claims to be? Another word, how should a identity be established in the network at the first place? You can not just assume who the users are by what they tell you during the registration step.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 90

Answers (1)

Dan Selman
Dan Selman

Reputation: 2297

The Fabric MSP (membership service provider) uses PKI certificates to establish identity within a "permissioned" network. The assumption that Hyperledger Fabric makes is that the members/participants in a "permissioned" network are all known to each other and bootstrap the network with a predefined set of agreed certificates that define the network's membership. The Hyperledger Fabric CA can be used to generate the certificates, or you can generate them from a your favorite CA. Please refer to the Hyperledger Fabric documentation for how certificates are managed.

Upvotes: 1

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