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Sivabharathy

Building a Single-Node Blockchain Library with Nodejs, ExpressJS and LevelDB

Introduction

In the ever-evolving world of blockchain technology, creating your own blockchain can seem like a daunting task. However, with the right tools and libraries, it can be simplified significantly. This article will walk you through the features, installation, usage, and development process of a blockchain library that provides core blockchain functionality accessible via REST APIs and stores data using LevelDB. The current release supports a single-node blockchain feature.

Features

Our blockchain library comes packed with essential features to get you started with blockchain development:

  • Core Blockchain Functionality: The library exposes fundamental blockchain operations via REST APIs.
  • Data Persistence: Utilizes LevelDB to store blockchain data, ensuring durability and efficient data retrieval.
  • Single-Node Blockchain Implementation: Ideal for learning and testing blockchain concepts on a single node.

· 5 min read
Sivabharathy

Understanding Digital Signatures: A Comprehensive Guide to nilajs-digital-signature Library

Digital signatures are essential tools in the modern world of digital communication and transactions. They provide a way to verify the authenticity and integrity of digital messages or documents. In this article, we will explore the nilajs-digital-signature library, which offers a simple yet powerful way to generate elliptic curve (secp256k1) key pairs, sign data, verify signatures, and validate public keys.

What is a Digital Signature?

A digital signature is a cryptographic mechanism that serves two main purposes:

  1. Authentication: It verifies that a message was created by a particular entity, ensuring the identity of the sender.
  2. Integrity: It ensures that the message has not been altered or tampered with since it was signed.

By using digital signatures, we can achieve a higher level of security and trust in digital communications.