| Abstract: A first device in a network issues a proof-of-work challenge to a second
device in the network. The second device computes a cryptographic
function result to satisfy a criterion indicated in the challenge. The
second device returns a challenge response comprising inputs to the
cryptographic function that the second device used to compute the
cryptographic function result satisfying the criterion. The first device,
upon receiving the challenge response, verifies that the inputs to the
cryptographic function yield a result satisfying the criterion.
Responsive to verifying the challenge response, the first device updates
a blockchain based upon the challenge response. |
| Filed: 5/15/2018 |
| Application Number: 15/980505 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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