Blockchain with Hyperledger Fabric, Second Edition: Build decentralized applications using Hyperledger Fabric 2 - Softcover

Gaur, Nitin; Desrosiers, Luc; Ramakrishna, Venkatraman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1839218754 ISBN 13: 9781839218750

Verlag: Packt Publishing, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Learn to develop blockchain-based distributed ledgers and deploy a Hyperledger Fabric network with concrete exercises and examples

Key features

• Updated with the latest features and additions that come with Hyperledger Fabric 2
• Write your own smart contracts and services using Java and JavaScript on a Hyperledger Fabric network
• Dive into real-world blockchain challenges such as integration and scalability

Book Description

Blockchain with Hyperledger Fabric - Second Edition is a refreshed and extended version of the successful book on practical Hyperledger Fabric blockchain development. This edition includes many new chapters, alongside comprehensive updates and additions to the existing ones. Entirely reworked for Hyperledger Fabric version 2, this edition will bring you right up to date with the latest in blockchain. Using a real-world Trade Finance and Logistics example, with working code available on GitHub, you'll really understand both how and why Hyperledger Fabric can be used to maximum effect. This book is your comprehensive guide and reference to explore and build blockchain networks using Hyperledger Fabric version 2.

This edition of the book begins by outlining the evolution of blockchain, including an overview of relevant blockchain technologies. Starting from first principles, you'll learn how to design and operate a permissioned blockchain network based on Hyperledger Fabric version 2. You will learn how to configure the main architectural components of a permissioned blockchain network including Peers, Orderers, Certificate Authorities, Channels, and Policies. You'll then learn how to design, develop, package, and deploy smart contracts, and how they are subsequently used by applications. This edition also contains chapters on DevOps, blockchain governance, and security, making this your go-to book for Hyperledger Fabric version 2.

What you will learn

• Discover why blockchain is a technology and business game changer
• Set up blockchain networks using Hyperledger Fabric version 2
• Understand how to create decentralized applications
• Learn how to integrate blockchains with existing systems
• Write smart contracts and services quickly with Hyperledger Fabric and Visual Studio Code
• Design transaction models and smart contracts with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Golang
• Deploy REST gateways to access smart contracts and understand how wallets maintain user identities for access control
• Maintain, monitor, and govern your blockchain solutions

Who this book is for

This book is designed in such a way that professionals from different areas including business leaders, technology leaders, blockchain application developers, and even beginners can benefit from it.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Nitin Gaur currently leads IBM Financial Sciences research practice, as a part of IBM Research. In this role Nitin leads a team that aspires to play a pivotal role in reshaping the future of the financial services industry with faculty, advanced technology, and superior design in the field of financial sciences and financial technology.

Luc Desrosiers is an IBM Senior Certified IT Architect and the technical leader of the IBM Cloud Pak Acceleration Team. He has worked for many years helping clients and consortiums build blockchain solutions using IBM technologies.

Venkatraman Ramakrishna is an IBM Researcher with 10 years of experience. Following a B. Tech. from IIT Kharagpur and a PhD from UCLA, he worked in Microsoft's Bing Infrastructure team before joining IBM Research-India.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1839218754
• ISBN 13: 9781839218750
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 756
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar