Is blockchain secure

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the centralized trading platform covers the whole trading process including account opening, recharge, automatic transfer and transaction withdrawal. That is to say, when we put our digital assets into the address of the trading platform, the trading platform becomes the trustee of our digital assets, and the control of the actual assets is in the hands of the trading platform
different from the centralized trading platform, the decentralized platform does not need to register an account. It only needs to undertake the responsibilities of asset custody, matching transaction and asset clearing, and does not need to provide non trading function, account system, kcy and legal currency exchange functions like the centralized exchange; On the other hand, in the decentralized trading platform, all operations are realized through smart contracts, and this transaction needs to wait for the confirmation of the blockchain before it is successfully completed

based on the above attributes, the decentralized platform avoids the moral hazard of the trading platform and the centralized attack of hackers to a certain extent. However, in this trading mode, the security of assets depends on the users themselves.

2. Security in blockchain comes from some attributes< Mining blocks need to use resources< Br > 2. Each block contains the hash value of the previous block< Br > imagine if the attacker wants to change the chain by changing the transaction five blocks ago. If they tamper with the block, the hash value of the block changes. Then the attacker must change the pointer from the next block to the changed block, and then change the hash value of the next block... This will continue until the end of the chain. This means that the farther the block is behind the chain, the greater the resistance to change. In fact, the attacker has to simulate the hash capability of the whole network up to the front end of the chain. However, when the attacker tries to attack, the chain continues to move forward. If the attacker's hash value is lower than the rest of the chain (< 50%), they will always chase and never proce the longest chain. Therefore, this type of blockchain can resist attacks, where the attacker's hash value is less than 50%< Br > when attackers have 51% hash value, they can rewrite the network history with a list of valid transactions. This is because they can recalculate the hash value of any block sort faster than the rest of the network, so they can ultimately guarantee a longer chain. The main danger of 51% attacks is the possibility of double spending. This simply means that an attacker can buy an item and show that they have paid with any number of confirmations on the blockchain. Once they receive the item, they can reorder the blockchain so that it doesn't include the send transaction and get a refund< Br > even if the attacker has more than 50% hash value, the attacker can only do so much damage. They can't do things like transfer money from the victim's account to their account or print more coins. This is because all transactions are recorded by the account?? Account owners sign, so even if they control the entire network, they cannot forge account signatures.

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One of the characteristics of blockchain projects (especially public chains) is open source. Through open source code, to improve the credibility of the project, so that more people can participate. But the open source code also makes it easier for attackers to attack blockchain system. In the past two years, there have been a number of hacker attacks. Recently, the anonymous currency verge (xvg) was attacked again. The attacker locked a vulnerability in the xvg code, which allowed malicious miners to add false timestamps on the block, and then quickly dig out new blocks. In a few hours, the attacker obtained nearly $1.75 million worth of digital currency. Although the subsequent attack was successfully stopped, no one can guarantee whether the attacker will attack again in the future

of course, blockchain developers can also take some measures

one is to use professional code audit services,

the other is to understand the security coding specifications and take preventive measures

the security of cryptographic algorithm

with the development of quantum computer, it will bring a major security threat to the current cryptosystem. Blockchain mainly relies on elliptic curve public key encryption algorithm to generate digital signature for secure transactions. Currently, the most commonly used ECDSA, RSA, DSA, etc. can not withstand quantum attacks in theory, and there will be greater risks. More and more researchers begin to pay attention to cryptographic algorithms that can resist quantum attacks

of course, in addition to changing the algorithm, there is another way to improve the security:

refer to bitcoin's treatment of public key address to rece the potential risk of public key disclosure. As users, especially bitcoin users, the balance after each transaction is stored in a new address to ensure that the public key of the address where bitcoin funds are stored is not leaked

security of consensus mechanism

the current consensus mechanisms include proof of work (POW), proof of stake (POS), delegated proof of stake (dpos), practical Byzantine fault tolerance (pbft), etc

POW faces 51% attack. Because POW depends on computing power, when the attacker has the advantage of computing power, the probability of finding a new block will be greater than that of other nodes. At this time, the attacker has the ability to cancel the existing transaction. It should be noted that even in this case, the attacker can only modify his own transaction, but not the transaction of other users (the attacker does not have the private key of other users)

in POS, attackers can attack successfully only when they hold more than 51% token, which is more difficult than 51% computing power in pow

in pbft, when the malicious nodes are less than 1 / 3 of the total nodes, the system is secure. Generally speaking, any consensus mechanism has its own conditions. As an attacker, we also need to consider that once the attack is successful, the value of the system will return to zero. At this time, the attacker does not get any other valuable return except destruction

for the designers of blockchain projects, they should understand the advantages and disadvantages of each consensus mechanism, so as to select an appropriate consensus mechanism or design a new consensus mechanism according to the needs of the scene

security of smart contract

smart contract has the advantages of low operation cost and low risk of human intervention, but if there are problems in the design of smart contract, it may bring greater losses. In June 2016, the Dao, the most popular funding project of Ethereum, was attacked. The hacker obtained more than 3.5 million Ethereum coins, which later led to the bifurcation of Ethereum into Eth and etc

there are two aspects of the proposed measures:

one is to audit the security of smart contract, and the other is to follow the principle of smart contract security development

the security development principles of smart contract are: to be prepared for possible errors, to ensure that the code can correctly handle the bugs and vulnerabilities; Release smart contracts carefully, do well in function test and security test, and fully consider the boundary; Keep smart contracts simple; Pay attention to the threat intelligence of blockchain and check and update in time; Be clear about the characteristics of blockchain, such as calling external contracts carefully

security of digital wallet

there are three main security risks in digital wallet: first, design defects. At the end of 2014, a user lost hundreds of digital assets e to a serious random number problem (repeated r value). Second, the digital wallet contains malicious code. Third, the loss of assets caused by the loss or damage of computers and mobile phones

there are four main countermeasures:

one is to ensure the randomness of the private key

The second is to check the hash value before installing the software to ensure that the digital wallet software has not been tampered with

The third is to use cold wallet

The fourth is to back up the private key

4. The analysis of Chongqing jinwowo network is as follows:
each node on the blockchain can verify the integrity and authenticity of the account book to ensure that all transaction information is not tampered with, true and effective
every node on the blockchain keeps copies of all transaction information. When the number of data and participants on the blockchain is very large, the cost of modifying information will be very high. At least 51% of the computing power of the whole network is needed to modify information, and the modification cost may far exceed the expected revenue
when the information of some nodes is maliciously tampered with, other nodes on the blockchain will find the information that has not formed a "consensus" in a short time and maintain and update it.

5. At present, there is no clear legal basis to prove the legitimacy of blockchain investment in China, and there is no law to prohibit the development of blockchain. However, blockchain investment also has great legal risks under the appearance of high income. Because blockchain is only a technology and method, there is no saying whether it is a hoax or not. However, different blockchain investments may be a hoax and more likely to involve crimes according to their forms
first of all, e to its lack of supervision, its circulation and trading forms are mostly similar to the issuance and listing of securities, and there is the behavior of setting up an exchange for trading. Its trading process and trading results are not transparent, and it is difficult to regulate when encountering problems. Moreover, its price formation mechanism is not transparent, and the trading price fluctuates greatly, which is easy to make investors suffer huge losses
secondly, it is not recognized by the central bank and can not be used as currency in China. Once it is subject to policy supervision, it is likely to encounter the risk that no one will take over the offer and the price will plummet, and the property law does not clearly protect the corresponding provisions of digital currency. Therefore, it is very dangerous to speculate on the blockchain, which is equivalent to streaking in the cold winter
finally, although blockchain is not illegal, it can not be ruled out that it is used by a small number of fraudsters and illegal fund raisers as a tool for crime and money laundering
therefore, it is recommended to carefully participate in blockchain investment to avoid irreparable losses.

6. When it comes to the nature of blockchain, several key words are familiar. For example, decentralization, distrust, consensus mechanism, asymmetric encryption, distributed accounting, tamper proof, absolute transparency, openness and so on. At the same time, some teaching posts also list the structure of blockchain, such as data layer, network layer, consensus layer, incentive layer, contract layer and application layer
however, it's easy for people with an eye to see why there is no security layer? In fact, several key features of blockchain have already solved the security problem. First, the blockchain uses asymmetric encryption technology. In fact, encryption and decryption are different keys, namely public key and private key. In short, the public key is open to the public, while the private key is absolutely confidential
secondly, distributed bookkeeping is a way for blockchain to store data. It can also be understood as distributed storage, which is consistent with the concept of decentralization. In the form of ledger, there is no central ledger in the network, and the ledger is stored in each node. Each node is not only independent, but also can act as the central node. Therefore, the central node will not be attacked, leading to the loss of core books or data, and the whole network will not be paralyzed
moreover, tamper proof is the basic feature of blockchain. As long as the chain can not be modified, and can not be deleted. If it needs to be changed, based on the principle of transparency and openness, the whole network and all nodes need to be informed. Therefore, under the democratic mechanism, the possibility of tampering with data at will is very low. Therefore, blockchain technology is applied in various instries, such as finance, payment, traceability, games, etc., such as the network "universe", Tencent's "come together to catch the demon", and Zhongan Huanyu blockchain "Dr dragon hunt" are the safe and high-quality procts under the blockchain technology.

7. Blockchain is just a technology, not safe or insecure. It still depends on the platform technology. The current blockchain is just a cover. In fact, there are not many places to use the blockchain
bitcoin, Ethereum, decent and other projects only use blockchain technology.

8. It can be said that it is very unsafe. The technology related to blockchain wallet has lost its original technical meaning in China. Now it has been reced to a means of money. Therefore, we must be very vigilant in this aspect. Anyway, I personally don't believe it.