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Use Case

Data & Digital Storage

Decentralized data storage with encryption and file records on the blockchain.

Distributed Storage Encryption Data Integrity Distributed Access
Scope

This page describes the scope of the technology in use. The status of each product and initiative can be seen on the Ecosystem.

Problem

How things stand today.

Centralised data storage puts control and risk in one place, while the authenticity of a file is hard to prove once it has changed hands.

Current Challenges

  • Control of the data rests with a single provider.
  • File authenticity is hard to check independently.
  • The history of file changes is not always recorded.
  • Sharing files calls for clear access control.

Engine Solution

What we build.

EBC Drive is decentralized blockchain-based cloud storage in the Engine Blockchain ecosystem, covering distributed storage, encryption, data integrity, and file records on the ledger.

Blockchain Architecture

The layers behind this use case.

Field data arrives through the application, is verified by a smart contract, and is then recorded permanently on the Engine Blockchain ledger.

  1. 01

    Application Layer

  2. 02

    Wallet & API

  3. 03

    Smart Contract

  4. 04

    Engine Blockchain

  5. 05

    Consensus (pBFT)

  6. 06

    Network (EBC85)

  7. 07

    Data

Workflow

The process from end to end.

  1. 01

    The file is uploaded and encrypted.

  2. 02

    The file is stored in a distributed way.

  3. 03

    A record of the file is written to the blockchain.

  4. 04

    File access follows the user’s permissions.

Objectives

What this use case aims for.

The list below sets out the objectives, not results that have been measured.

  • Storage control is not concentrated in one place.
  • File authenticity can be checked through the ledger record.
  • Data is protected by encryption.
  • File access can be set as needed.

Contact

Let's build what comes next.

Have an idea, a business challenge, or an ecosystem that blockchain could improve? Let us talk about what we can build together.