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Blockchain– Aptdatastoreforserverless apps

Whatisblockchain?

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Secure

Shared

Distributed

Ledger

Blockchain isasecure,shared,distributedledger

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Thatdecentralizesdatainatrustlessenvironment

TraditionalSystem

Centralized system with stored ledger

Blockchain System

Distributed system with distributed ledger

§ Traditionalledgersarecentralizedanduse3rd partiesandmiddlementoapproveandrecordtransactions§ Blockchainsafelydistributesledgersacrosstheentirenetworkanddoesnotrequireanymiddleman§ Thetechnologymaintainsmultiplereplicaslikep2ptorrentfilesharing

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Decentralizationhasgreatbenefits&changesfundamentalprocesses&models

Eliminates Intermediaries

Reduces Fraud

Increases Efficiency and Speed

Increases Revenue and Savings

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Anditwilldisruptmultipleindustries

Retail & Manufacturing

Financial Healthcare Government

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Examplescenariosinthefinancialindustry

Trade settlement

Trade finance

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Howdoesitwork?

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Ledger:Blockchainusesadistributedledgertotracktransactions§ Aledgerisawriteonlydatabasemostcommonlyusedinaccounting§ Thedigitaldistributedledgercreatesthesamecopyofthedataacrossalltheparticipatingnodes§ Allnewtransactionsaredigitallysignedandthenbroadcastacrosstheblockchainnetworktobeaddedtothesystem§ Participantsintheblockchainverifythetransactionisvalidandthenwritesittotheledger§ Thisisthetechnologyoriginallydesignedtopowerthebitcoincurrency

Entire network has same ledger

FROM TO PROPERTY VALUE

Alex Katie Payment $500

Jim Sally Payment $300

Alex Garth Asset Car

Katie Tony Payment $100

Molly Paula Message Iloveyou

Example ledger

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Example:Blockchain totrackfinancialtransactionsInthisexample,AlexwantstosendKatie$500 viaafinancialtransactionblockchain system


Transaction(Tx)From:Alex(0xf5e…)To:Katie (0x992…)Amount: 500

Digitalsignature0x23e423s3234…

Transaction information goes through hash functions

TxSignature

TxSignature

TxSignature

TxSignatureTx

Signature

TxSignature

TxSignature

Confirmed transaction gets pushed to network

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Morecomplexexample:Blockchaintotrackassets§ Inthisexample,asmartphoneandallofitscomponentsarecapturedinablockchain systemusedtotrackproducts§ Auniqueidentifierforthesmartphoneiscreatedbasedonallthepartsofthesmartphone§ Thisuniqueidentifierforthesmartphonecanbeusedtotrackthatuniqueitemwithinablockchain

Digests of Parts Smartphone Digest

All parts get a hash (digest) based on product serial number + manufacturer

All digests of parts are combined into one unique digest for the phone

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Blockchainevolving fromsimpleledgers,tocryptlets thatfetchtrustedandagreed-uponexternaldataneededtoexecuteSmartContracts

SmartContractsareunabletoaccessexternaldataoreventsbasedontimeormarketconditions.CallingcodeordataoutsideofaSmartContractorblockchainbreaksthegeneraltrustbarrierandauthenticityoftransactions.Cryptletswillallowtheblockchaintoaccessexternaldatasecurely,whilemaintainingtheintegrityoftheblockchain.

Microsoft Innovation

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Blockchain3.0,Project“Bletchley,”extendsthepowerofblockchainthroughstate-of-the-art“cryptlets”innovation§ Blockchain2.0introducedthepowerofSmartContracts…§ …butSmartContractsareunabletoaccessexternaldataoreventsbasedontimeormarketconditions

₋ CallingcodeordataoutsideofaSmartContractorblockchain breaksthegeneraltrustbarrierandauthenticityoftransactions§ Cryptlets willallowtheblockchaintoaccessexternaldatasecurely,whilemaintainingtheintegrityoftheblockchain§ Cryptlets areaMicrosoftinnovationandsolveasignificanthurdletoenterpriseblockchainadoption

Property0x117292138928edc23dc21323c

Value0x893423022ef8s92d1

223412dds321ac



223412dds321ac

CodeContractaccountRegistry(mapping(string=>address)accountMap;functionaccountRegistry()(…



223412dds321ac

CodeContractaccountRegistry(mapping(string=>address)accountMap;functionaccountRegistry()(…

InterestRate0x132945934528asf0439dsa3x

Demo:UsingBlockchain inRealEstateTransactions

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Buyingahometakesweeks&includeslarge,unnecessaryfees

Multiplepartsoftheprocesscanbeimprovedusingblockchain:§ Hometitletransfer§ Escrowaccountmanagement§ Loanprocess

1. Buyer looks for a home

5. Buyer owns home

2. Negotiate terms with seller

3. Secure loan from bank

4. Escrow management

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TitletransfercanbereducedfromweekstominutesCurrently,inordertotransferahometitlefromasellertoabuyerthefollowingstepsneedtotakeplace:§ Titlecompany/officerconductstitlesearchforseller’shome§ Conveyancercreatesalegallybindingrealestatedeed§ Titlecompany/officerfilesthedeedwiththecountyrecorder'soffice(government)Thecurrentprocesstakesseveralweeks.Blockchain seekstoreducethisprocesstominutes.

Central government home title repository

TraditionalSystem PublicBlockchain System

Public home title repository

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Escrowtime&costscanbereducedoreliminated§ Thebuyerputsmoneyintoanescrowaccountuntiltheconditionsofthesalearesatisfied,atwhichpointpaymentismadeto the

seller₋ Theconditionsareobligationsthatmustbefulfilled,suchaspassinganinspection

§ Escrowcompaniesusuallycharge.2%ofpurchasepriceandcantakeseveraldaystoprocesspaperwork.Withblockchain,thischargecanbesignificantlyreducedandprocesstimecanbereducedtominutes

§ SmartContractsmakeitpossibletocodifyrealestateescrowterms

Make payment to seller if the following terms are met:• House inspection results in

no issues• Both buyer and seller agree

on sale

Otherwise terminate contract if terms are not met or if time period exceeds 45 days

ConsortiumBlockchain System

Decentralized consortium of banks/lenders

Smart Contract part of blockchain

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BusinessLogic

Bank

PropertyRegistry

Salehappens

SellerapprovesBuyerapproves

Sendcontractproperty

Sendcontractmoney

Buyer SellerApproveor

reject

Inspector

Supportingcontracts Escrowcontract

Metadata

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Architecture§ Twoservers– miningiscomputationallyintensive,soitisdoneonadifferentVM§ Keysarestoredandmanagedontheclientgeth node§ Stateofsmartcontractsisreplicatedtolocaldatabaseforquickretrieval– updatesoccurduetocontractevents§ Geth backendcanbeswappedforaprivatenetworkwithanarbitrarynumberofnodesonceARMtemplating workisdone

Clientgethnode

Node.jsWebServer

Server1

Client

Mininggethnode

Server2

MongoDB(localstate)

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HowdoesMicrosoftplay?

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TenetsofourStrategy

FAILFAST&CHEAP

MIX&MATCH

CREATE&INNOVATE

SHARESOLUTIONS

PROVISION

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Microsoftwillexecuteonitsstrategyinthreesteps:LearningfromPOCs,growingtheecosystem,andbuildingkeymiddleware

POCs

HealthcareRetail&CPG GovernmentDiscreteManufacturing

Banking,CapitalMarkets

DistributedLedgerStacks

Azure

Horizontal SaaS&Adapters3rdParty

3rdParty

3rd PartyDLstackA

1st PartyDLStack

1st Party 3rdParty

Blockchain VirtualMachine AdaptersSmartContract-based UTXO+others

Middlew

are

BasePlatfo

rm

3rd PartyDLstackB…

3rd PartyDLstackC…

…..Indu

strySolutions

Blockchain ResourceProvider

CryptoDelegate &Cryptletarchitecture(securecontainers,attestation,etc.)

ProfessionalServices &Support

Identity&KeyServices

CryptoServices

ML&BIServices

DistributedLedgerGatewayServices

BlockchainTools

ISVs&Customers

BlockchainMarketplace

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1– CreateatightfeedbackloopbetweenPOCs&MSengineeringtoenablequickiterationsonourofferings

POCs


Azure

Engineering

BlockchainPlatform

POCswillenableMicrosofttolearnquickly,discovercustomerneeds,andgalvanizeourpartners…

…influencingBaaSproductdesignandlong-termvaluedeliverywhilesavingreworkforeveryone

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2– Drivepartnerinnovationandscalebyprovidingblockchaintoolsandpre-configuredsolutionsthroughourmarketplaces§ Promote engagementandinnovationbyonboardingISVsintoAzure MarketplaceandAppSource§ Enable customersandpartnerstodiscover,publishandtransactblockchaincomponentsandservices fromsmartcontractsto

complete SaaSofferings

Azure Marketplace and AppSource with 3rd party solutions, smart contracts, and other blockchain components

cryptlet

cryptlet

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3– Buildenterprise-readyblockchainmiddleware

§ TheBlockchain Middlewarewillprovidecoreservices,whichwillhelpuserscreateandbuildontopofblockchains withinAzure

§ Thecoreservicescanbebrokendownintothefollowing:₋ IdentityandCertificateServices– Helpswith

authentication,authorization,access,andlifecyclemanagement.

₋ EncryptionServices– Providesencryptionforblockchain transactionsandfields

₋ Cryptlet Services– Providesruntimeforcryptletsandcommunicationbetweenblockchain andcryptlet trustedhost

₋ Blockchain GatewayServices– Providescommunicationbetweenmultipleblockchains

₋ DataServices– Richdataservices,suchasanalytics,auditing,andmachinelearning

₋ ManagementandOperations– Toolsfordeploymentandmanagement

POCs




Azure

Horizontal SaaS&Adapters3rdParty

3rdParty

3rd PartyDLstackA

1st PartyDLStack

1st Party 3rdParty

Blockchain VirtualMachine AdaptersSmartContract-based UTXO+others

Middlew

are

BasePlatfo

rm



…..Indu

strySolutions


CryptoDelegate &Cryptletarchitecture(securecontainers,attestation,etc.)



CryptoServices

ML&BIServices


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We’ve delivered an open, broad, and flexible cloud across the stack

Applications Management Clients

Web App Gallery Dozens of .NET & PHP CMS and Web apps

Infrastructure Databases AppFrameworks

SQL Server

+Hundreds of community supported images on VM Depot

AzureBaaS

HyperScale

EnterpriseGrade

Hybrid

MicrosoftAzure|AnOpenCloud

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Howdopartnersgetstarted?

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SIGNUPFORANAZUREACCOUNT• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/blockchain/

SETUPBLOCKCHAINNETWORKONAZURE• Createyourcustomprivate/consortiumnetworkhttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/templates/

DEPLOYDEV/TESTBLOCKCHAINENVIRONMENTTOLEARN• MarketplaceOfferings:https://azure.microsoft.com/en-

us/marketplace/?term=blockchain• AzureQuickstart Templates:https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates

Howdoyougetstarted?

STARTBUILDINGOUTSCENARIOSANDAPPSDevelopyourownSmartContractsandDapps usingVisualStudioSolidityExtension:https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/96221853-33c4-4531-bdd5-d2ea5acc4799/

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Appendix

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Andisbasedoncryptographicone-wayhashfunctions

§ Alldigitalmedia,includingtransactionsandowners,areprotectedviadigitalsignaturesand hashes§ Digitalsignaturesand hashes arecreatedbycryptographicone-wayhashfunctions(i.e.mathematicalfunctionthatcreatesaunique

outputbasedonspecificinput withnowayofderivingtheinputfromtheoutput)§ Digitalsignatures andhashesallowblockchains toremainsecurewhilebeingdistributed


CryptographicOne-WayHash

Productserialnumber+manufacturer

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Eachtransactionhasauniquedigitalsignature

§ Atthecoreofablockchain istheledger,whichrepresentsthehistoryoftransactiondata

§ Atransactionisanexchangeofadigitalassetfromoneaccounttoanother

§ Transactionsbetweenpartiesarebroadcasttotheblockchain network.Thosetransactionsarethenappendedtotheledger

§ Eachtransactionmessage,inadditiontothedigitalassetandtheaccounts,hasauniquedigitalsignature,whichensurestheauthenticityofthemessageandthatitoriginatedfromtherightaccount

§ Privatekeysareusedtocreatesignatureswhilepublickeysareusedtoverifysignatures

§ Theuniquedigitalsignatureensuresnonodewithintheblockchain canmodifythetransactionmessage

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Blockchains createatransactionchainthatmaintainsthehistoryofownershipofanasset

§ Theledgeritselfdoesnotkeeptrackofdigitalassetaccountbalances,itsimplyrecordstransactions§ Insteadofbalances,ownershipofdigitalassetsisverifiedbylinkstoprevioustransactions,usingtheimmutablehistoryinherently

availableinablockchainsolution§ Forexample.ForAlextosend$500toKatie,hemustreferenceprevioustransactionswherehehasreceived$500ormoretoprove

thathe,indeed,hasthatmuchmoneytosend.Thesereferencetransactionsarecalledpreviousinputtransactions.Thecurrenttransaction(s)iscalledoutputtransaction(s)

§ Validityofeachtransactionisbasedonthevalidityofprevioustransactions,whichisshared.

FROM TO PROPERTY VALUE


TransactionFrom:Alex(0xf5e…)To:Katie (0x992…)Amount: 500

Inputs:0x56e…,0x987…


TransactionFrom:Garth(0xas2…)To:Alex(0xf5e…)Amount: 200

Inputs:0xtd6…,0xj7d…

Digitalsignature0x56e…

TransactionFrom:Sally(0xkj5…)To:Alex(0xf5e…)Amount: 300

Inputs:0xkf7…,0x9dh…

Digitalsignature0x987…

Previous transactionsCurrent transaction

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Transactionsareconnectedwithinachainofblocks

§ Transactionsaregroupedtogetherinblocks.Theseblocksrepresenttheorderoftransactions§ Blocksarelinkedtopreviousblocks,whichmaketheblockchain§ Thetransactionchaintrackshowownershipchanges,whiletheblockchaintrackstheorderoftransactions§ Transactionswithinthesameblockareconsideredtooccuratthesametime

Block0(0x23e…)

Transaction1

Transaction2

Transaction3

Confirmed new block

Block1(0x5ef…)

Transaction4

Transaction5

Transaction6

PreviousBlock0x23e…

Block1(0x976…)

Transaction7

Transaction8

Transaction9

PreviousBlock0x5ef…

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Consensusisusedtoaddblockstotheblockchain

§ Transactionsnotyetplacedinblocksarecalledunconfirmedorunorderedtransactions

§ Blockchain usesaconsensusmechanismtodeterminethenextblock.Thisconsensusmechanismensurestrustandaccountabilityinsteadofamiddleman

§ Thereareseveraltypesofconsensusmechanisms,suchasProofofWorkandProofofStake

₋ Theactofproducingaproofiscalledmining

§ ProofofWorkisusedinBlockchain 1.0.Itreliesonthedifficultyofsolvingamathematicalproblem.Producingaproofofworkcanbearandomprocesswithlowprobabilitysothatalotoftrialanderrorisneededbeforecomingtoasolution

§ ProofofStakeisusedinBlockchain 2.0andisanalternativetoProofofWork.Insteadofrelyingonpower-intensivework,ProofofStakereliesonownershipofdigitalasset.Inotherwords,anodeowning1%ofdigitalassetscanmine1%oftheblocks

§ Oncetransactionsareconfirmedviaaconsensusmechanism,theinformationisstoredinanewblock

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Buildenterprise-readyblockchainmiddleware



Media


Azure

Horizontal SaaS&Adapters

3rdParty

3rdParty

3rd PartyDLstackA

1st PartyDLStack

1st Party 3rdParty

Blockchain VirtualMachine Adapters

SmartContract-based UTXO-based orother

Middlew

areTier

BasePlatfo

rmTier



…..

Indu

strySolutions


CryptoDelegateandCryptletarchitecture(securecontainers,attestation,etc.)



CryptoServices

ML&BIServices


§ TheBlockchain Middlewarewillprovidecoreservices,whichwillhelpuserscreateandbuildontopofblockchains withinAzure

§ Thecoreservicescanbebrokendownintothefollowing:₋ IdentityandCertificateServices– Helpswith

authentication,authorization,access,andlifecyclemanagement.

₋ EncryptionServices– Providesencryptionforblockchain transactionsandfields

₋ Cryptlet Services– Providesruntimeforcryptletsandcommunicationbetweenblockchain andcryptlet trustedhost

₋ Blockchain GatewayServices– Providescommunicationbetweenmultipleblockchains

₋ DataServices– Richdataservices,suchasanalytics,auditing,andmachinelearning

₋ ManagementandOperations– Toolsfordeploymentandmanagement

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