Designing for Privacy and Confidentiality on Distributed Ledgers for Enterprise (Industry Track)

Abstract

Distributed ledger technology offers numerous desirable attributes to\napplications in the enterprise context. However, with distributed data and\ndecentralized computation on a shared platform, privacy and confidentiality\nchallenges arise. Any design for an enterprise system needs to carefully cater\nfor use case specific privacy and confidentiality needs. With the goal to\nfacilitate the design of enterprise solutions, this paper aims to provide a\nguide to navigate and aid in decisions around common requirements and\nmechanisms that prevent the leakage of private and confidential information. To\nfurther contextualize key concepts, the design guide is then applied to three\nenterprise DLT protocols: Hyperledger Fabric, Corda, and Quorum.\n