{"id":25929,"date":"2019-03-07T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/how-blockchain-will-manage-networks\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T12:23:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T12:23:00","slug":"how-blockchain-will-manage-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/how-blockchain-will-manage-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"How blockchain will manage networks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ethernet networking technology is flawed, say some engineers. The problem is it doesn\u2019t have any inherent security built in to it. Ethernet also hard to manage because it’s centralized. It\u2019s out-of-date, and it needs revamping, researchers say.<\/p>\n

One attempt to address the issue is the Marconi protocol, which is a strategy to shift network and packet management over to a smart contract, decentralized chain-based system. Smart contracts are trackable, verifiable transactions. They\u2019re performed through encrypted blockchains<\/a> and are self-enforcing.<\/p>\n

Networking at the data-link level, not just simply the digital traffic and transactions, could be managed by infrastructure-level blockchain, say the folks behind the new protocol. Traffic auditing within network routing could be one of the main uses. Other benefits might be a trickle-down to security in the voids between clouds, addressing the issue of gaps that are common with a disparate cloud mix. If successful, delicately configured security in routers and switches will become redundant.<\/p>\n

\u201cEthernet has no encryption built into its design,\u201d says the Marconi Foundation<\/a> in its white paper<\/a> introducing the ideas. \u201cThis exposes raw network packets.\u201d<\/p>\n