Visible to the public Open Peer-to-Peer Systems over Blockchain and IPFS: An Agent Oriented Framework

TitleOpen Peer-to-Peer Systems over Blockchain and IPFS: An Agent Oriented Framework
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsTenorio-Fornés, Antonio, Hassan, Samer, Pavón, Juan
Conference NameProceedings of the 1st Workshop on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains for Distributed Systems
PublisherACM
Conference LocationNew York, NY, USA
ISBN Number978-1-4503-5838-5
Keywordsblockchain, decentralization, Distributed Systems, Framework, Human Behavior, human factor, human factors, IPFS, Metrics, multi-agent systems, P2P Systems, peer to peer security, pubcrawl, resilience, Resiliency, Scalability
Abstract

In recent years, the increasing concerns around the centralized cloud web services (e.g. privacy, governance, surveillance, security) have triggered the emergence of new distributed technologies, such as IPFS or the Blockchain. These innovations have tackled technical challenges that were unresolved until their appearance. Existing models of peer-to-peer systems need a revision to cover the spectrum of potential systems that can be now implemented as peer-to-peer systems. This work presents a framework to build these systems. It uses an agent-oriented approach in an open environment where agents have only partial information of the system data. The proposal covers data access, data discovery and data trust in peer-to-peer systems where different actors may interact. Moreover, the framework proposes a distributed architecture for these open systems, and provides guidelines to decide in which cases Blockchain technology may be required, or when other technologies may be sufficient.

URLhttps://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3211933.3211937
DOI10.1145/3211933.3211937
Citation Keytenorio-fornes_open_2018