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Security Issues and Solutions of Smart Contracts in Blockchain Technology
This special issue belongs to the section “Computing and Artificial Intelligence“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Blockchain- and distributed ledger technologies (BC/DLT) provide an emerging approach to secure data and transactions. As an additional feature, applications in or on BC/DLT systems such as smart contracts or chain code provide an automation based on transactions. They provide a more secured outcome than local applications, as consensus- and validation mechanisms of BC/DLT-systems are supplied.
There are also severe issues reported for such smart contracts or chain-code. This Special Issue shall discuss the analysis of security problems, verification tools, design templates and further research in order to improve the security of smart contracts/chain code.
Prof. Dr. Volker Skwarek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- BC/DLT applications, security, smart contracts/chain code, code verification, secure design patterns
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