Secure and Scalable Blockchain Technology (S07)

• Subject Area: Security and Dependability, Operating-, Communication- and Distributed Systems
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 236615297

Cryptocurrencies and, more generally, blockchain systems have become widely popular. The goal of the project is to address the remaining scalability and security challenges of these systems. A particular focus resides on the security of blockchain wallets. The project will conduct a formal analysis of (proposed) standards such as BIP-39 or BIP-44 and investigate the protection of wallets against advanced threats, e.g., through side channels. Furthermore, the project designs a wallet system that is able to support multiple different blockchain systems, thus enabling cryptographic agility.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1119: CROSSING - Cryptography-Based Security Solutions: Enabling Trust in New and Next Generation Computing Environments
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Sebastian Faust, since 7/2018; Professor Dr.-Ing. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, since 7/2018