Merkle trees

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:architecture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs hash tree
gptkbp:category gptkb:cryptocurrency
computer science
information security
gptkbp:enables data integrity verification
efficient proof of consistency
efficient proof of inclusion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Merkle trees
gptkbp:introducedIn 1979
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ralph_Merkle
gptkbp:property tree structure
leaves are hashes of data blocks
non-leaf nodes are hashes of their children
gptkbp:purpose efficient and secure verification of data
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:tree
hash function
Merkle proof
Merkle root
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Bitcoin
gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkb:Ethereum
gptkb:Git
gptkb:BitTorrent
cryptography
distributed systems
peer-to-peer networks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:FORS_(Forest_of_Random_Subsets)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8